Gov. Lee’s proposed budget amendment includes local items
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — Gov. Bill Lee’s amended budget proposal includes several noteworthy local items.
The largest is a proposed $6.5 million grant to the City of Kingsport under the Higher Education and Workforce Development category. A city spokesperson confirmed that the grant would go toward the development of the Kingsport Dental Clinic of the Appalachian Highlands.
The second largest is a proposed grant of $2,620,000 to the Niswonger Foundation under the K-12 Education category.
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Both proposed grants represent the largest single proposed amendments within their respective categories.
The proposed budget amendment includes $1,000,000 for East Tennessee State University’s Blue Sky Institute, which allows students to get a bachelor’s degree in computing in just over two years and get a job at BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee.
The amendment also includes a proposed $200,000 grant to the Coalition for Kids of Johnson City.
The proposed budget amendment will have to be passed by the General Assembly.
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