Final voucher, immigration votes set for Thursday: Takeaways from Tennessee's special session
Lawmakers passed seven bills through 17 committee hearings in a span of a day. Final votes set for Thursday on vouchers and immigration.
Tennessee officials, educators and more react to school voucher bill passing in special session
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A bill expanding the Tennessee's school voucher program is heading to Gov. Bill Lee's desk after lawmakers passed it on the fourth day of a special session in Nashville. Senators passed the universal school voucher bill in a 20-13 vote Thursday afternoon after debate and discussion about its possible impact on the state.
School vouchers pass both the Tennessee House, Senate after special session
The Tennessee House voted to provide school vouchers to families in all 95 Tennessee counties. It passed in both chambers but not exactly on party lines.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is wrong to rush school vouchers in a special session. | Opinion
Tennessee parents, teachers and other stakeholders feel left out of Gov. Bill Lee's effort to pass universal school vouchers in a special session.
Vouchers Pass Narrowly to End Special Session
Newly elected Rep. Gabby Salinas (D-Memphis) passionately shared her story of becoming a naturalized citizen and coming to the U.S. for medical treatment as a child when her family was in a car accident in which her father and sister were killed and her mother was paralyzed.
Tennessee lawmakers race through special session
Tennessee lawmakers are poised to wrap up their special session Thursday after quickly advancing controversial measures to expand school vouchers and ramp up the state's participation in President Trump's immigration crackdown.
Special session ends with competitive vote for school vouchers
Senate Republican Caucus Chair Ken Yager (R-Kingston) and Senate Finance Committee Chair Bo Watson (R-Hixson) appear alongside Gov. Bill Lee on Jan. 30, 2025, following the end of the special session on school vouchers, immigration and disaster relief.
Tennessee Lawmakers, Mirroring Trump Agenda, Pass Bills on Immigration and School Vouchers
The legislature’s Republican supermajority left little room for debate, pushing through millions of dollars and sprawling policy changes in a special session that lasted just four days.
Tennessee governor’s school voucher bill barrels toward final votes in special legislative session
The Senate sponsor defended the voucher proposal against critics who said it favors affluent families: “It shouldn’t be based on income. It should be universal.”
Tennessee GOP passes immigration law to criminalize elected officials' votes
The law, pushed by Gov. Bill Lee as an immigration enforcement measure, will also establish a new immigration czar and office in the state.
Immigration debate gets heated as audience members forcibly removed in Tennessee special session
In its special session, the Tennessee legislature is taking on immigration bills, but not without some input from the public that caused state troopers to forcibly remove audience members.
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Tennessee opens session on school vouchers and Trump immigration push, as protests seek gun control
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