Hundreds of Tennessee Department of Human Services employees, along with other state departments, could lose pay and health insurance as federal funding is running out,
While federal workers across the country continue working without paychecks during the ongoing government shutdown, Tennessee state employees may soon join them as federal funding that supports their positions begins to run dry.
Governor Bill Lee said Friday that Tennessee can’t use state dollars to provide SNAP benefits because there’s no way to load the benefits onto customers’ cards.
