Gov. Bill Lee calls special session to tackle vouchers, disaster relief and immigration
The session, to convene on Jan. 27, will also encompass disaster relief funding and immigration issues, an unusual mix of topics to tackle in the targeted special session. This will be the seventh special legislative session for Lee since coming into office in 2019 – more than any other governor in state history.
Tennessee Gov. Lee renews push for school vouchers, adds hurricane relief and immigration to effort
Republican Gov. Bill Lee is doubling down on his efforts to enact universal school vouchers throughout Tennessee.
Gov. Lee calls special session for Helene relief, school choice, & immigration
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced Wednesday that he will call for the Tennessee General Assembly to convene a special session on Monday, January 27.Accordin
Gov. Bill Lee finalizing strategy for a potential special session on vouchers, Helene relief
Gov. Bill Lee said he is finalizing a strategy for a potential special session to establish an educational voucher program in Tennessee along with help East Tennessee after Hurricane Helene.
Gov. Lee Announces Special Session On Voucher Bill, Disaster Relief Funding
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee announced Wednesday that he will call for the Tennessee General Assembly to convene a special session Jan. 27 to consider the Education Freedom Act, commonly referred
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee’s school voucher bill could cost $400M: Here's what's in it
Gov. Bill Lee has called a special legislative session for Jan. 27 to deal with school vouchers, disaster relief and immigration.
Questions rise on Tennessee governor’s special session mix of school vouchers and storm relief
Gov. Bill Lee called a special session Wednesday for late January when Tennessee lawmakers will be asked to take up his private-school voucher bill, immigration measures and a plan to provide funding for hurricane-ravaged counties in Northeast Tennessee,
Tennessee governor announces special session for school voucher expansion
Gov. Bill Lee is calling a special legislative session focused on his latest effort to pass a statewide school voucher plan. Lee said the special session, which starts Jan. 27, will also include Hurricane Helene recovery efforts and "public safety measures related to illegal immigration.
Tennessee governor to call special legislative session on school vouchers, disaster relief, immigration policy
Gov. Bill Lee announced Wednesday that he'll call Tennessee lawmakers into a special session this month to take up his statewide school voucher proposal, as well as "public safety measures" to prepare for immigration policies under President-elect Donald Trump's administration.
The week in politics: Lee meets with Trump at Mar-A-Lago, nears decision on special session
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Three big issues that could determine if Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee gets his way on private school tuition grants
After the collapse of his statewide private school tuition grant proposal last year, Gov. Bill Lee is back with a similar ...
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7 Northeast Tenn. county mayors sign letter supporting Gov. Lee’s school voucher program
All seven of Northeast Tennessee’s county mayors have signed a letter voicing support for Gov. Bill Lee’s Education Freedom Scholarship Act, commonly ...
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Gov. Lee orders flags be raised to full-staff for Trump inauguration
Flags over Tennessee state buildings are set to fly at full-staff for the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump, putting ...
Rep. Lee ‘does not support’ trans athletes in girls’ sports, despite voting against ban
Rep. Susie Lee voted against a bill that would ban trans girls and women from competing in school sports, but said she ...
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Federal government reminds Gov. Lee on TSU underfunding of $2.1 billion
Entering the new year, the federal government sent a new letter to Gov. Bill Lee, reminding his administration that Tennessee ...
As a conservative lawmaker, here's why I oppose Gov. Lee's school vouchers plan | Opinion
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is calling a special session for lawmakers to pass his Education Freedom Act. Opponents are Democrats ...
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