Payments for Tennessee lawmaker expenses in 2017 were the most in five years, analysis shows

Tennessee lawmakers raked in more extra pay last year on top of their legislative salaries than in the last five years, according to the findings of a USA Today Network-Tennessee analysis.

Lawmakers received $2.4 million in taxpayer money for expenses such as mileage and office work, state records show. That's $370,000 more than last year, a 17 percent increase.

The money is on top of the roughly $22,000 salary most lawmakers receive for their work.

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