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.
TN Special Session Recap: Lawmakers pass legislation on illegal immigration, disaster relief & school vouchers
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 Lee’s Education Freedom Scholarship Act,
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Barron Trump playfully photobombed his sisters Ivanka Trump and Tiffany Trump in a behind-the-scenes video from Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 Inauguration. Mexico denied a U.S. military plane access to land Thursday, at least temporarily frustrating the Trump administration's plans to deport immigrants to the country.
Tennessee governor’s school voucher bill barrels toward final votes in special legislative session
The Senate sponsor defended the voucher proposal against critics who said it favors affluent families: “It shouldn’t be based on income. It should be universal.”
TN special session: Immigration, school choice, disaster relief bills pass House, Senate - heads to Gov. Lee’s desk
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 immigration policies.
Tennessee General Assembly approves school voucher expansion; bill heads to Gov. Lee’s desk
Both the Senate and House of Representatives have passed Gov. Bill Lee’s statewide expansion of school vouchers, otherwise known as the “Tennessee Education Freedom Act of 2025.”
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Tennessee lawmakers race through special session
Tennessee lawmakers are poised to wrap up their special session Thursday after quickly advancing controversial measures to ...
Tennessee's $1B special legislative session kicks off, expected to wrap this week
Tennessee lawmakers on Monday officially began a special legislative session to take up $470 million in Hurricane Helene ...
Tennessee special session ends with 7 bills passed; More than $400 million toward Helene
In total, seven bills were passed during the Tennessee General Assembly Special Session.Included in that, is more than $400 million dollars in Helene recovery f ...
Helene: Appropriation of $470M in relief made in special session
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 ...
Photos from day four of the special session at the Tennessee Capitol
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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 ...
‘Tennessee is heeding the call’: Lee presses forward on immigration agenda in special session
Gov. Bill Lee surprised many when he inserted an “illegal immigration agenda” into his proclamation for a special legislative ...
How Cocke Co. reacted to Hurricane Helene recovery votes in TN's special session
Lawmakers discussed a few bills meant to help communities recover after Hurricane Helene impacted upper East Tennessee.
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A look at what Tennessee lawmakers accomplished during the 2025 Special Session
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.