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

The first topic in the proclamation would create a universal school voucher program, allowing families to use public dollars for private school costs.

Gov. Bill Lee has called a special legislative session for Jan. 27 to deal with school vouchers, disaster relief and immigration.

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

Lee’s proposal would reallocate 80% of the revenue from sports betting to a dedicated fund for K-12 public school facilities and maintenance.

Rep. William Lamberth (R-Portland) and Sen. Jack Johnson (R-Franklin) introduced the Education Freedom Act of 2025.

The governor’s latest bill has the backing of top GOP lawmakers, but it’s also generating many of the same concerns that helped sink a similar bill in 2024.

Flags over the State Capitol and all state buildings will be flown at full-staff on Inauguration Day before returning to half-staff to continue to mourn Jimmy Carter's death.

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced Wednesday that he will call for the Tennessee General Assembly to convene a special session on Monday, January 27.Accordin

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.

The Menstrual Hygiene Product Accessibility Act, House Bill 39, sponsored by State Rep. Elaine Davis, R-Knoxville, would place feminine hygiene products in nurses' offices and women’s and girls' restrooms and locker rooms across the state.

Printed in China, it is a King James Version translation and includes the U.S. Constitution, Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence and Pledge of Allegiance.