Camper hammers Lee on vouchers proposal in State of the State

By , Daily Memphian Updated: March 06, 2019 8:10 AM CT | Published: March 04, 2019 6:00 PM CT
<strong>Gov. Bill Lee delivers his first State of the State Address Monday, March 4, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. Lee&nbsp;has proposed putting $37.4 million toward charter schools and education savings accounts as part of his fiscal 2020 budget.</strong> (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Gov. Bill Lee delivers his first State of the State Address Monday, March 4, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. Lee has proposed putting $37.4 million toward charter schools and education savings accounts as part of his fiscal 2020 budget. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Gov. Bill Lee proposes putting $25 million into education savings accounts, a program that would affect low-income students in Shelby County Schools.

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Sam Stockard

Sam 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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