On Thursday, Jan. 30, the Tennessee House and Senate passed the proposed school choice program, a disaster relief package for those affected by Hurricane Helene and an immigration bill. Now, all three are headed to Lee’s desk for a final signature.
The cost estimate of Gov. Bill Lee’s sweeping state immigration enforcement plan fell dramatically in the space of a few hours this week. On Monday, a fiscal note for the plan placed the cost at more than $20 million.
An illegal immigrant from Guatemala was charged in the shooting of a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper after he led police on a high-speed pursuit Jan. 12.
Hixson, plans to vote against the expansion of Tennessee's program to use state money to help families pay for private school tuition, according to a statement posted to her campaign website Sunday evening.
Buoyed by President Donald Trump's plan for mass deportation of undocumented immigrants, Tennessee's governor is proposing to fund an immigration enforcement bureau that could take on deportation authority to remove people from the country.
The Industrial Development Board of Bradley County and Cleveland is set to receive funds from state Site Development Grants.
Instead of prioritizing Tennessee’s future by ensuring all students have what they need to succeed in schools, Gov. Bill Lee continues to push a voucher plan that would defund our public schools, perpetuate educational inequity,
The Tennessee state Congress passed Governor Bill Lee's heavily pushed school voucher bill Thursday, on what is expected to be the final day of the special session the governor called to vote on this initiative and several others.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee joined others Wednesday to celebrate the grand opening of the $95 million Duksan (DS) Electera factory in Shelbyville.
Sen. Marsha Blackburn is seen as a top contender to replace Bill Lee as governor of Tennessee. But now fellow Sen. Bill Hagerty's name is in the ring.