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.
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.
Here are the bills filed for the special session on vouchers, immigration, disaster relief
There are 10 total bills filed for the special session called by Gov. Bill Lee, including five bills in the House and their five companion bills in the Senate. The special session will convene on Monday, Jan. 27.
Tenn. special session disrupted by protestors during immigration bill hearing
The special session at the state Capitol was abruptly halted Wednesday after police forcibly removed several protestors from the audience.
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.
Immigration bill passes Tennessee Senate
A controversial immigration bill got Tennessee Senate approval. Trump White House rescinds freeze on federal grants, reversing course Bill and Melinda Gates gave their kids a strict ‘middle-class' upbringing,
State House passes hurricane relief bill as protesters oppose school vouchers, immigration bill at special session
On Thursday, the special session called by Governor Lee should wrap up when the House takes up the immigration bill and ...
Tennessee House passes bills on Hurricane Helene recovery during Wednesday evening vote
Before the House met, the Tennessee Senate passed similar bills and an immigration proposal implementing policies supporting ...
Tennessee opens session on school vouchers and Trump immigration push, as protests seek gun control
Tennessee’s Republican-dominant Statehouse has begun considering Gov. Bill Lee’s push for more school voucher access ...
Tennessee legislature paves way for Helene aid as Democrats push for more funds
During a special legislative session that went into the evening Wednesday, lawmakers approved a series of measures aimed at ...
GOP-led immigration bill signals Trump that Tennessee wants to aid his deportation crackdown
Tennessee’s Republican-dominant Statehouse is seeking to adopt immigration enforcement policies to assist President Donald ...
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We have read the Tennessee voucher bill. Here is what we know.
A bill filed for educational vouchers for Tennessee students has transitioned for a special session, finally mapping out the ...
School vouchers a civil rights issue or ‘predatory lending’? Special session debate looms
School voucher advocates say it's a civil rights issue, while critics warn the programs elsewhere have led to significant ...