Bill Lee's desk. The vote was 20-13 in favor of the Education Freedom Act. The senators from our area who voted no were Steve Southerland and Bobby Harshbarger. Rusty Crowe voted yes. According to ...

Gov. Bill Lee had not signed the bill into law, as of this writing. On Jan. 29, 2025, social media users began claiming that Tennessee lawmakers had passed legislation that makes local officials ...

The Tennessee Education Freedom Act is heading to Governor Bill Lee's desk, but some state Democrats are not pleased.

Bill Lee with some help from President Donald Trump to win over GOP holdouts. The bill heads to Lee for his almost-certain signature. Tennessee would join a dozen other states that have eliminated ...

The bill will soon go to Gov. Bill Lee's desk. Here's what to know. If signed into law, the bill will criminalize local officials who support sanctuary policies, establish a central immigration ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Gov. Bill Lee is joining President Donald Trump at the White House on Friday following his victorious special session that ended on Thursday afternoon. Lee is joining ...

"You don't have to spend a lot of time up at the legislature to see that we are living ... Bill 6002 came as part of a special session of the Tennessee General Assembly, aimed at delivering Lee's ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee marked the close of the special legislative session and the successful passage of his full agenda, including the Education Freedom Act ...

Benjamin Smith reports on state politics for The Daily Memphian. Ben studied journalism at The University of Alabama and wrote for magazines in Alexander City, Alabama. Ben currently lives in ...

Governor Bill Lee called the special session in an effort to pass his school voucher bill, but also included in the agenda the creation of an agency to work with President Donald Trump's ...