Lee putting school ‘choice’ among legislative priorities as inauguration arrives
Bill Lee (right), embracing Gov. Bill Haslam during a press conference after winning the 2018 Tennessee gubernatorial race, will be inaugurated at the Legislative Plaza in Nashville on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019. (AP file photo)
Governor-elect Bill Lee discusses everything from K-12 education funding to sanctuary cities and criminal justice reform in advance of Saturday's swearing-in ceremony.
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Bill Lee Shelby County Democratic PartySam Stockard
Sam Stockard is a Nashville-based reporter with more than 30 years of journalism experience as a writer, editor and columnist covering the state Legislature and Tennessee politics for The Daily Memphian.
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