Tennessee’s legislative staffers are being called back to work in Nashville after spending nearly six weeks working from home due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Staffers are being asked to return to Cordell Hull, the state’s legislative office building, starting May 4. The Republican-dominant Legislature is scheduled to return June 1 after abruptly recessing in March because of the coronavirus.
Lawmakers passed a drastically reduced spending plan for the 2020-21 fiscal year in anticipation of potential shortfalls, but they may need to tweak it further.
