A bill seeking to strengthen immigration policies in Tennessee could soon be signed into law by Tennessee Governor Bill Lee.

On Thursday, Jan. 30, the Tennessee House and Senate passed the proposed school choice program, a disaster relief package for those affected by Hurricane Helene and an immigration bill. Now, all three are headed to Lee’s desk for a final signature.

A bill filed for school vouchers for Tennessee students has transitioned for a special session, finally mapping out the funding for how the initiative would even work.

The cost estimate of Gov. Bill Lee’s sweeping state immigration enforcement plan fell dramatically in the space of a few hours this week. On Monday, a fiscal note for the plan placed the cost at more than $20 million.

Hixson, plans to vote against the expansion of Tennessee's program to use state money to help families pay for private school tuition, according to a statement posted to her campaign website Sunday evening.

An illegal immigrant from Guatemala was charged in the shooting of a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper after he led police on a high-speed pursuit Jan. 12.

Buoyed by President Donald Trump's plan for mass deportation of undocumented immigrants, Tennessee's governor is proposing to fund an immigration enforcement bureau that could take on deportation authority to remove people from the country.

The Industrial Development Board of Bradley County and Cleveland is set to receive funds from state Site Development Grants.

Instead of prioritizing Tennessee’s future by ensuring all students have what they need to succeed in schools, Gov. Bill Lee continues to push a voucher plan that would defund our public schools, perpetuate educational inequity,

Groups both for and against school vouchers are reacting after the Tennessee General Assembly passed the “Tennessee Education Freedom Act.”

The Tennessee state Congress passed Governor Bill Lee's heavily pushed school voucher bill Thursday, on what is expected to be the final day of the special session the governor called to vote on this initiative and several others.