Red states win, blue states lose in Army Corps spending plan

Army Corps of Engineers to invest $205 million in Kentucky, Tennessee projects | NewsRadio 1230 AM/99.3 FM | Hopkinsville's News Leader | Hopkinsville, Kentucky

The Nashville District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is investing $205 million into projects in Kentucky and Tennessee focusing on waterway navigation, flood risk management, hydropower, recreation and environmental protections.  The projects are a part of the Nashville District’s 2025 fiscal work plan. Lieutenant Colonel Robert Green, the commander of the Nashville District, says the investment empowers them to continue delivering solutio…

Red states win, blue states lose in Army Corps spending plan

The Army Corps of Engineers is directing a disproportionate amount of its construction funding to Republican states under the full-year fiscal 2025 stopgap spending law, according to data compiled by Democratic staff for the Senate Appropriations Committee. Overall, nearly two-thirds of Army Corps of Engineers construction funding is going to red states, a sizable shift from former President Joe Biden’s final budget request and the initial fisca…

Corps invests $205 million in Tennessee, Kentucky projects

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District received $205 million in the FY2025 Work Plan to support infrastructure, navigation, and environmental stewardship in the Cumberland River Basin across Tennessee and Kentucky. Of this, $173 million is designated for operations and maintenance of dams, locks, and recreational facilities. An additional $32.2 million will fund ongoing construction of the Chickamauga Lock in Chattanooga, TN. Kentuc…