School choice and immigration garnered most of the attention during the Tennessee General Assembly's special session, but lawmakers also approved $470 million in relief funds for those affected by ...

On Thursday, Tennessee’s special-called session covering illegal immigration, disaster relief funding and school vouchers wrapped up. Lawmakers passed legislation on all three topics. Governor Bill ...

By Tuesday evening, the Senate approved Sen. Joe Gruters’ Tackling and Reforming Unlawful Migration Policy (TRUMP) Act (SB 2B) on a 21-16 vote, and the House shortly after took up the bill and cleared ...

State lawmakers passed a new immigration bill that makes it a felony for local elected officials to vote for sanctuary cities ...

In all, Tennessee leaders passed more than a billion dollars in new programs and projects, including school voucher expansion, new immigration enforcement laws and relief for East Tennessee.

Senate Bill 6002 makes it a felony for local government officials to support "sanctuary" policies protecting immigrants in ...

Lawmakers in East Tennessee voted along party lines. Every Republican in East Tennessee voted in favor of the bill. The bill ...

The bill seeks to criminalize local officials who support sanctuary policies for immigrants along with other measures in an ...

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, a vocal supporter of President Donald Trump, commended the Republican-controlled Tennessee General Assembly on Thursday for approving a new immigration bill that "creates ...

Gov. Lee called for a special session for his proposed school choice program, a disaster relief package for those affected by Hurricane Helene, and prepare the state for President Trump’s new ...

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee marked the close of the special legislative session Tuesday and the successful passage of ...

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