The Tennessee General Assembly approved a $60 billion budget Wednesday, as federal funding cuts put a large portion of that money at risk.
Lawmakers put $4 million of state funds toward local health departments to offset cuts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and $78 million for local hospitals.
The Tennessee statehouse also changed course from some of the governor’s initiatives, removing a proposed $60 million fund to help first-time homebuyers and reducing the money going toward preserving the Duck River — the drinking source for 250,000 Middle Tennesseans…