Kicking off a three-day special session Monday, Tennessee lawmakers are expected to approve an $884 million spending package this week to cement the historic $5.6 billion investment Ford Motor Co. has pledged in West Tennessee.
The Detroit automaker announced last month it aims to build a 3,600-acre electric vehicle and battery manufacturing campus - the largest in the country - and create roughly 5,800 jobs at the long-vacant Memphis Regional Megasite.
The deal received bipartisan support following the announcement. Gov. Bill Lee proposed spending $500 million in state funds to help with Ford's move to Tennessee but did not release many of the details until last week.
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