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Gov. Bill Lee

The Governor’s family business and major lobbying companies received thousands from new franchise tax refunds

Paige Pfleger

June 1, 2025

Tennessee’s Department of Revenue has officially released the names of businesses that received tax refunds due to the franchise tax reform bill passed last year.  

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: CoreCivic, Gov. Bill Lee, taxes, Tennessee GOP

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

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

Death row lawyers ask governor for another execution moratorium while courts review protocol

Catherine Sweeney

April 10, 2025

Attorneys for nine death row inmates argue the state’s new lethal injection protocol contains even fewer protections than the plan found deficient in 2022.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, death penalty, death row, Gov. Bill Lee, lethal injection, Oscar Smith, Tennessee Department of Correction

Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s approval remains strong across party lines, poll finds

Cynthia Abrams

April 4, 2025

While politicians nationwide are seeing a stark partisan divide in their approval ratings, Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s is sitting high at 67%.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Freddie O'Connell, Gov. Bill Lee, state legislature, Vanderbilt Poll, Vanderbilt University

Tennessee is set to resume executions, now using a single drug for lethal injection

Catherine Sweeney

December 27, 2024

Tennessee will soon resume executions, after an Associated Press investigation led the state to pause all lethal injections and redesign its protocol. The Tennessee Department of Corrections will use a single-drug protocol. It will rely on pentobarbital, a sedative that is notoriously difficult for governments to source.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Commissioner Frank Strada, execution, Gov. Bill Lee, lethal injection, pentobarbital

Gov. Bill Lee supports in vitro fertilization access. Polls show most Tennesseans agree.

Catherine Sweeney

December 4, 2024

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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has clarified his support for in vitro fertilization as debate over the procedure continues in the U.S.

Filed Under: Health Care, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Gov. Bill Lee, IVF, Rep. Harold Love, reproductive health, Sen. Raumesh Akbari

Tennessee’s governor condemns white nationalist march through Nashville

Char DastonandBlaise Gainey

July 7, 2024

Nashville’s leaders, including Mayor Freddie O’Connell and Vice Mayor Angie Henderson are condemning the demonstration. “These are hateful, Trump-emboldened cowards,” the vice mayor wrote.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Angie Henderson, Bill Hagerty, Freddie O'Connell, Gov. Bill Lee, Marsha Blackburn, neo-nazi, Tennessee Democratic Party, white nationalism

2023 was a tumultuous year for education in Tennessee. Here’s a look back at the year’s biggest stories.

Alexis Marshall

December 21, 2023

As 2023 comes to close, WPLN is taking a moment to remember some of the biggest stories of the year. In education, big policy changes usually take the number one spot. Unfortunately, this was not a typical year.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, 2023 Year In Review, Covenant School, federal education funding, Gov. Bill Lee, House Speaker Cameron Sexton, Senate Speaker Randy McNally, third grade retention

Autonomy vs. accountability. Not all Tennessee Republicans are on board with a statewide voucher proposal.

Alexis Marshall

December 5, 2023

Some members of Republican Gov. Bill Lee’s own party have raised concerns about the statewide voucher program he proposed last week.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Education Freedom Scholarships, Educations Savings Accounts, Gov. Bill Lee, K-12, Richard Briggs, school vouchers, Scott Cepicky, Tennessee GOP, TNGOP, vouchers

Tennessee’s new school voucher expansion is part of ‘conservative education revolution’

Alexis Marshall

November 28, 2023

Gov. Bill Lee announced his support Tuesday for expanding a controversial school voucher program to all income levels and areas of Tennessee. The program would give participating families a little over $7,000 to attend private school or homeschool.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, Cheatham County, Education, education savings account, Gov. Bill Lee, K-12, Metro Nashville Public Schools, school choice, school vouchers, Tennessee Education Association

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