The students and teachers, must now live with the unimaginable trauma of experiencing a school shooting. Our classrooms should be sacred places to learn, and students, teachers, administrators and parents should feel the greatest sense of safety in every school in Tennessee.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Wednesday announced a special legislative session to advance his signature school voucher bill. The session, to convene on Jan. 27, will also encompass disaster relief funding and immigration issues, an unusual mix of topics to ...

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.

Bill Lee's rushed voucher push. Something doesn't add up, and it ain't just the math. In most rural areas across Tennessee, we don't have a single private school. Not one. So when Governor Lee talks about "school choice," I have to ask, who is this choice for?

Gov. Lee is expecting lawmakers to address his largest legislative priority, school vouchers, alongside relief for counties hit hardest by Hurricane Helene, and then prepare the state for any directives by the Trump Administration to carryout deportation efforts.

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.

Lee and first lady Maria Lee also joined a bipartisan group of governors to attend the Washington, D.C. funeral of former President Jimmy Carter on Thursday. He also attended an 80th birthday celebration at the state Capitol on Tuesday for Tennessee Comptroller Emeritus Justin Wilson.

Republican Gov. Bill Lee is doubling down on his efforts to enact universal school vouchers throughout Tennessee.

Governor Bill Lee released his official proclamation announcing the proposals he'll focus on in his upcoming special session.

After the collapse of his statewide private school voucher 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.

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee on Wednesday presented the administration’s agenda on illegal immigration that will go before the Tennessee General Assembly during the special session convening Monday.