Gov. Bill Lee's first veto is smart on crime, and courageous | Opinion Bill Lee's first veto follows his commitment to justice reform via the Reentry Success Act of 2021, which limited the ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Eleven Tennessee House Republicans sent a letter to Governor Bill Lee's office asking him to veto a bill that guarantees Tennesseans access to birth control and fertility ...

Governor Bill Lee should be applauded for his courage in issuing his first veto on a small bill which could have had big consequences. The proposed law, if signed, would have allowed the Board of ...

Gov. Bill Lee proposes a new statewide school choice program, the Education Freedom Scholarship Act, at the Tennessee State Museum in Nashville, Tenn., Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023.

Lee signed the bill on May 9 after Republican lawmakers approved it in the House of Representatives, 73-22, on April 22. The bill passed the Senate on April 16 with a 36-6 vote. With his signature ...

For the first time since taking office in 2019, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has vetoed a bill approved by state lawmakers. The bill would expand the Board of Parole’s authority to deny early rele… ...

As filed, Lee's bill would fund 20,000 private school scholarships of just over $7,000 each, offer every public school teacher in the state a one-time bonus of $2,000, create a dedicated fund for ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Republican Governor Bill Lee signed a controversial education bill into law Wednesday, effectively creating a program across the state in which families could apply for ...