Tennessee Colleges Seek Funds for Building

The state has a budget surplus, and government agencies have a lot of ideas of how to spend it.

During a series of budget hearings this month, they’re making their case to the governor about what should be funded next year. And for Tennessee’s public higher education systems — which run 50 technical colleges, community colleges and universities — that request includes a big line item: $340 million for capital projects.

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