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.
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 to call special session fast-tracking Trump agenda on immigration, school choice and disaster relief
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee announced that he will call a special session to implement President-elect Trump's immigration agenda and a school choice bill.
Gov. Lee calls special session on Hurricane Helene relief, education, immigration
Gov. Bill Lee is calling a special session on educational vouchers, Hurricane Helene relief for East Tennessee and immigration.
Tenn. lawmakers divided on special session to advance vouchers, immigration & Helene aid
Tennessee lawmakers are at odds after Governor Bill Lee called for a special session to push forward his school voucher bill.Democrats are outraged because the
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.
Lee calls special session for school choice, hurricane relief
Gov. Bill Lee is asking lawmakers to meet for a special session to discuss the school choice bill and hurricane relief.
Gov. Bill Lee considering a 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.
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.
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Oak Ridge school board again opposes Gov. Lee's school voucher bill
The vote was 4-1 with new member Mary Crank voting against the resolution opposing school vouchers. She had wanted the vote ...
Gov. Bill Lee makes private school vouchers a priority as legislative session gets underway
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Governor Bill Lee is pushing for lawmakers to pass private school vouchers in the state. Before the ...
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Political notebook: Gavels, governor rumors and a special session
Following months of speculation, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee announced Wednesday that he will call the general assembly to ...
The week in politics: Lee meets with Trump at Mar-A-Lago, nears decision on special session
Lee and first lady Maria Lee also joined a bipartisan group of governors to attend the Washington, D.C. funeral of former ...