Tennessee Governor Bill Lee conceded defeat in pushing for a statewide school voucher program due to division within the GOP-dominant General Assembly.
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has conceded defeat in his push for a statewide school voucher program after months of division between the state's GOP-dominant General Assembly. The plans for the voucher program have stalled, and no one would publicly declare the bill dead, instead stating that the call had to come from Lee. Lee has promised to renew the school voucher talks during the next legislative session, though it remains unclear how successful these talks will be. Both House and Senate budget writers have set aside $144 million for the voucher expansion in their spending proposals, and the money will remain unused until the school voucher talks resume next January.
April 22, 2024
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