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TN Gov calls special session on school vouchers, immigration, disaster relief

Marianna Bacallao

January 15, 2025

The announcement Wednesday morning comes less than 24 hours after lawmakers began this year’s regular session.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, Bill Lee, disaster, Education Freedom Scholarships, Hurricane Helene, Immigration, school vouchers, tnleg, tnpol

Vouchers, disaster aid and hate speech: Tennessee’s top legislative priorities

Marianna Bacallao

January 13, 2025

Tennessee capitol

Tennessee lawmakers will reconvene in Nashville Tuesday for the 114th General Assembly. Their priorities are already clear.

Filed Under: Education, Health Care, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, Abortion, Aftyn Behn, Bill Lee, disaster, Education Freedom Scholarships, Elaine Davis, grocery tax, hate speech, Hurricane Helene, IVF, Mark Pody, school vouchers, tnleg, tnpol, William Lamberth

TN governor considers special session on school vouchers and Helene relief

Marianna Bacallao

January 8, 2025

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With the start of Tennessee’s legislative session less than a week away, Gov. Bill Lee is deciding whether the General Assembly will have a special session to focus on expanding school vouchers and providing relief for areas hard hit by the remnants of Hurricane Helene.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, Bill Lee, disaster, Education Freedom Scholarships, Hurricane Helene, John Ray Clemmons, London Lamar, school vouchers, tnleg, tnpol

Here’s a look at the $100 billion in disaster relief in the government spending bill

The Associated Press

December 24, 2024

The money is being provided after back-to-back hurricanes slammed into the Southeast. But the funding will go to much more than just Helene and Milton recovery. There’s also disaster assistance for farmers, money for damaged roads and highways and money for block grants.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: disaster, FEMA, Hurricane Helene, severe weather

FEMA’s deadline for December tornado relief is less than a month away

Blaise Gainey

January 17, 2024

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved and dispersed up to $2 million so far from damage caused by tornadoes that struck Middle Tennessee in December. The deadline for enrollment is Feb. 12.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: December 2023 tornadoes, disaster, Extreme weather, FEMA

FEMA help is now available for 12 Tennessee counties hit by last month’s tornado outbreak

Marianna Bacallao

January 21, 2022

A home in Kingston Springs, Tennessee, with a fallen tree in the front yard and damaged windows.

Tennesseans affected by last month’s deadly tornadoes are now able to apply for FEMA disaster assistance, a week after President Biden declared a major federal disaster declaration.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: December 2022 tornadoes, disaster, FEMA, severe weather, tornado

Here’s how to help Tennesseans impacted by the tornadoes

Paige Pfleger

December 13, 2021

At least a half-dozen tornadoes touched down in Tennessee over the weekend, causing intense damage and claiming at least four lives in West Tennessee. As recovery efforts continue across the state, here’s how you can help Tennesseans in need.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: December tornadoes, disaster, Red Cross, Volunteer State

The U.S. has seen 18 different billion-dollar weather disasters this year. Tennessee was impacted by 6.

Caroline Eggers

October 13, 2021

ice storm trees

Tennessee has racked up a hefty bill this year thanks to weather and climate disasters. Since January, the state has been impacted by six multi-state, billion-dollar disasters, according to new data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. In February, an Arctic air mass dumped snow, sleet and ice across Tennessee. That cost as much […]

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: climate, disaster, flood, Weather

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