Tennessee’s governor vetoes easier denial of parole bill
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee vetoed his first bill since taking office in 2019. (Mark Humphrey/AP Photo file)
Gov. Bill Lee had previously only shown his displeasure with bills by working to get them changed or defeated in the committee process, or, in rarer instances, letting them go into law without signing them.
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