Several Tennessee House members choose to participate Thursday, March 19, 2020 from the gallery amid the coronavirus pandemic in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Jonathan Mattise)
March 20, 2020
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March 20, 2020 6:42 a.m.
Tennessee lawmakers pass budget, recess amid virus outbreak
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Working in the close quarters health officials advised against, Tennessee lawmakers cut short their 2020 session and won't return until June 1 after passing a dramatically reduced spending plan for the upcoming year in reaction to widespread coronavirus-related disruptions.