Gov. Bill Lee has called a special legislative session for Jan. 27 to deal with school vouchers, disaster relief and immigration.
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The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department identified the shooter at Antioch High School in Tennessee as 17-year-old student Solomon Henderson.
Lawmakers said they were surprised that a special session would include immigration issues in Tennessee, but Gov. Bill Lee has now released his slate of policy hopes.
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.
Following years of decline, the state's prison population jumped by 8% in 2022, and signs indicate it's still on the rise.
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.
The special session would allow lawmakers to focus on the topics in a more dedicated way. The special session would begin Jan. 27.
Lee’s proposal would reallocate 80% of the revenue from sports betting to a dedicated fund for K-12 public school facilities and maintenance.
Lee’s agenda includes a framework to “strengthen immigration enforcement across Tennessee by creating a new division within the Department of Safety, supporting local law enforcement participation in federal programs, and revisiting state-issued identification policies,” according to a press release from the governor’s office.