NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Deputy Governor Butch Eley will "step away" from his role after seven years of leadership, according to Governor Bill Lee. Lee made the announcement in a press ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has vetoed his first bill since taking office in 2019, nixing a measure that would make it easier for a state board to deny parole. The Republican ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has vetoed his first bill since taking office in 2019, nixing a measure that would make it easier for a state board to deny parole.

Updated: Apr 17, 2025 / 03:28 PM EDT NAHVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A bill is heading to the desk of Tennessee Governor Bill Lee that would effectively ban hemp flower in the state.

By TRAVIS LOLLER, Associated Press April 10, 2025 FILE - Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee delivers his inaugural address in War Memorial Auditorium, on Jan. 19, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. Mark Humphrey/AP ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Attorneys for two Tennessee inmates facing execution this year asked Gov. Bill Lee on Thursday to declare a reprieve until a judge determines the legality of the state ...

Executions have been on hold in Tennessee since April 2022, when Lee halted the execution of Oscar Smith just an hour before it was to be carried out, citing an “oversight” in the preparations.

The 2026 race for Tennessee governor is on. Gov. Bill Lee, who is term-limited, will leave the Tennessee governor’s office in January 2027. Voters will decide in November 2026 who will succeed him.