The students and teachers, must now live with the unimaginable trauma of experiencing a school shooting. Our classrooms should be sacred places to learn, and students, teachers, administrators and parents should feel the greatest sense of safety in every school in Tennessee.
Gov. Bill Lee has called a special legislative session for Jan. 27 to deal with school vouchers, disaster relief and immigration.
Bill Lee's rushed voucher push. Something doesn't add up, and it ain't just the math. In most rural areas across Tennessee, we don't have a single private school. Not one. So when Governor Lee talks about "school choice," I have to ask, who is this choice for?
Communities hit by Hurricane Helene still continue to work months after the storm hit, and are now hoping for new state dollars to help pay the bill.
Gov. Lee is expecting lawmakers to address his largest legislative priority, school vouchers, alongside relief for counties hit hardest by Hurricane Helene, and then prepare the state for any directives by the Trump Administration to carryout deportation efforts.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Governor Bill Lee presented the administration's agenda on illegal immigration that will go before the 114th Tennessee General Assembly during the special session on Monday, Jan. 27.
The special session would allow lawmakers to focus on the topics in a more dedicated way. The special session would begin Jan. 27.
After the collapse of his statewide private school tuition grant proposal last year, Gov. Bill Lee is back with a similar plan to try to convince lawmakers that Tennessee students need another taxpayer-funded alternative to traditional public schools.
Republican Gov. Bill Lee is doubling down on his efforts to enact universal school vouchers throughout Tennessee.
Lee’s proposal would reallocate 80% of the revenue from sports betting to a dedicated fund for K-12 public school facilities and maintenance.
Governor Bill Lee released his official proclamation announcing the proposals he'll focus on in his upcoming special session.