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Price tag for Tennessee immigration plan lowered from $20M to $5M • Tennessee Lookout

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The price tag for Gov. Bill Lee's new immigration enforcement program dropped from $20.5 million to $5 million in a matter of hours. (Photo: Getty Images)The cost estimate of Gov. Bill Lee’s sweeping state immigration enforcement plan fell dramatically in the space of a few hours this week. On Monday, a fiscal note for the plan placed the cost at more than $20 million. By Tuesday, the price tag had dropped to a little over $5 million. The reduct…

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Proposed spending on Tennessee immigration plan gets slashed dramatically

The cost estimate of Gov. Bill Lee’s sweeping state immigration enforcement plan fell dramatically in the space of a few hours this week. On Monday, a fiscal note for the plan placed the cost at more than $20 million. By Tuesday, the price tag had dropped to a little over $5 million. The reduction came from lowering the amount in grants that are proposed for local sheriffs and police departments to implement so-called 287(g) programs, which al…

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