It’s official: Tennessee governor couples school vouchers, immigration in special session
Gov. Bill Lee issued a proclamation Friday afternoon making official his call for a special session aimed at passing his private-school voucher plan and creating a centralized immigration enforcement agency.
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.
Stockard on the Stump: Key Repubs join voucher fight as Tennessee governor works on special session
Never one to get ahead of itself, the lobbying group Americans for Prosperity announced the start of a statewide ad campaign in which Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn and Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs back Gov.
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 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.
Immigrant rights groups concerned after governor includes Immigration in special session
This special session is about the governor moving a deeply unpopular voucher agenda on the backs of vulnerable immigrant families.”
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.
Marsha Blackburn is more powerful than ever. Why would she run for TN governor? | Opinion
Sen. Marsha Blackburn has served in Tennessee politics for over two decades as a state lawmaker, U.S. House member and U.S.
Trump selects TN Governor’s former Deputy Counsel to serve as Special Assistant to the President, Senior Advisor for Policy
President-elect Donald Trump has selected Governor Bill Lee’s former Deputy Counsel Clark Milner to serve as his Special Assistant and Senior Advisor for Policy. This selection comes shortly after ...
New entities, immigration and more: Gov. Lee releases proposals ahead of special session
Governor Bill Lee released his official proclamation announcing the proposals he'll focus on in his upcoming special session.
Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs endorses Sen. Marsha Blackburn for governor
Blackburn has yet to make an announcement, but Jacobs' endorsement comes hours after Knox News reported she was considering a ...
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Former Tennessee education commissioner picked for US Deputy Secretary of Education
President-elect Donald Trump announced his pick on Saturday of former Tennessee Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn to serve ...
Some Tennessee rural families not benefiting from vouchers
: After our story ran, we discovered there is a brand new Christian private school with 8 students K-4 in Chapel Hill named ...
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Oak Ridge's McNally elected Speaker of Senate, lieutenant governor for 5th term
Oak Ridge's Randy McNally has been re-elected to a fifth term as Speaker of the Senate for the Tennessee Legislature.
Blackburn mulling bid for Tennessee governor
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) is reportedly mulling a bid for Tennessee’s governor position. According to an article ...