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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee will meet with President Donald Trump during his visit on Friday to Asheville following Helene.

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.

Wilson County leaders are taking a stand against Gov. Bill Lee’s proposal to expand school voucher programs in specific counties.

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.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is calling a special session for lawmakers to pass his Education Freedom Act. Opponents are Democrats, but Republicans too.

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.

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

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 Office of the Governor.

The special session would allow lawmakers to focus on the topics in a more dedicated way. The special session would begin Jan. 27.

Tennessee’s public schools are a plane on fire, and Gov. Bill Lee is handing out parachutes to children and families who need them. That’s a welcome development for students stuck in chronically underperforming schools with nearby private school options.