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Tennessee governor lets farmers use untaxed diesel on roads after Trump defers federal enforcement

States Newsroom · October 6, 2026

Tennessee will allow farmers and loggers to use cheaper, tax-exempt diesel on public roads through the month of October to provide relief from high prices during harvest season, Gov. Bill Lee announced Tuesday. Record-high diesel prices that economists attribute mostly to the United States’ war in Iran have become a…

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Tennessee governor lets farmers use untaxed diesel on roads after Trump defers federal enforcement

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