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Bill Lee

Federal, state leaders unlikely to prevent SNAP delays, leaving 700,000 Tennesseans in limbo

By Catherine Sweeney

October 30, 2025

There are several levers federal and state officials could pull to keep 700,000 Tennesseans from losing food aid. But as of now, it seems no one is touching them.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Lee, Clarence Carter, social services, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, William Lamberth

Stuart McWhorter on business, divisive politics, and carrying on his father’s legacy

By Blake Farmer

October 13, 2025

Stuart McWhorter and Bill Lee
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When an emcee introduces Stuart McWhorter on stage, at some point he feels the need to cut them off. From his resume, it starts to sound like he either can’t hold a job or he’s always looking for the next thing — a joke that he makes about his own varied career. Before government service, […]

Filed Under: Profiles Tagged With: Bill Lee, Clayton McWhorter, Stuart McWhorter

More Tennessee school voucher data arrives after ongoing requests for transparency

By Camellia Burris

September 26, 2025

The Tennessee Department of Education recently released data about the new statewide voucher program after months of pushback from lawmakers seeking more transparency.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Lee, Davidson County, Education Freedom Scholarship Act, Education Freedom Scholarships, Gov. Bill Lee, hamilton county, school voucher, shelby county, TDOE, tennessee department of education, vouchers

Tennessee governor says more federal agents to join fight against crime in Memphis next week

By Jonathan Mattise, AP

September 26, 2025

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee says an influx of additional federal law enforcement agents will focus on crime in Memphis starting next week.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Lee, memphis, National Guard

Trump deploys National Guard to Memphis, calling it a ‘replica’ of his crackdown on Washington

By The Associated Press

September 16, 2025

President Donald Trump has announced the deployment of the National Guard to Memphis to combat crime, testing the limits of presidential power by using military force in cities. Trump made Monday’s announcement with Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, calling it a “replica” of efforts in Washington.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Hagerty, Bill Lee, Donald Trump, Marsha Blackburn, memphis, National Guard

What to know about Trump’s National Guard deployment to Memphis

By Marianna Bacallao

September 12, 2025

President Donald Trump’s decision to send the national guard to Memphis has been met with praise from Republicans in Washington, D.C., but closer to home, the response has been more tepid.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Lee, crime, Donald Trump, London Lamar, memphis, police, Raumesh Akbari, Tennessee National Guard

What to know about Elon Musk’s Nashville tunnel project

By Marianna Bacallao

August 26, 2025

Here’s everything we know so far about the Boring Company’s proposed “Music City Loop” in Nashville.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Lee, Elon Musk, Freddie O'Connell, Justin Jones, Metro Nashville, Music City Center, Nashville International Airport, The Boring Company, tunnels, xAi

Tennessee can execute man despite medical complications, state supreme court rules

By Marianna Bacallao

July 31, 2025

Tennessee is moving forward with executing a man on death row next week, despite concerns that a heart implant may prolong his death or worsen his pain.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: American Baptist College, Bill Lee, Byron Black, Davie Tucker, death penalty, lethal injection, Tennessee Department of Correction

Gov. Lee denies reprieve, ensuring executions by lethal injection amid legal challenge

By Catherine Sweeney

May 20, 2025

Death row inmates in Tennessee whose crimes were committed before 1999 have the option of the electric chair

Tennessee will execute Oscar Franklin Smith this week while a lawsuit challenging the state’s new lethal injection protocol makes its way through the court system.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Lee, capital punishment, death penalty, lethal injection, Oscar Smith

Tennesseans have dim view of U.S. economy, poll finds

By Char Daston

May 8, 2025

The majority of Tennesseans from across the political spectrum say the U.S. economy is in bad shape, according to a new poll from Vanderbilt University.

Filed Under: Business, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Lee, Donald Trump, economy, Gov. Bill Lee, Vanderbilt Poll, Vanderbilt University

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