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Revenue collection continues to exceed budgeted projections as lawmakers return to session. As the Tennessee General Assembly returned to session last week, the Department of Finance and Administration released fiscal year-to-date revenue data indicating the state has already collected nearly $1 billion more than forecasted. The state, then, is on track to collect around $2 billion more than budgeted estimates.

Revenue collections continue to far exceed revenue projections. The Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration has announced that state revenue collections are coming in well ahead of budget projections, creating a likely surplus ahead of the 2023 legislative session.

Group says state should instead invest in "the least of these" A group of faith leaders affiliated with the Southern Christian Coalition condemned the current Tennessee state budget before the General Assembly and called on lawmakers to make improvements that benefit the "least of these."

Sycamore Institute analysis shows state spending at an all-time high. A nonpartisan, nonprofit research group known as the Sycamore Institute released an analysis of Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's proposed 2022-23 state budget and says it raises spending to "unprecedented" levels.