President Trump and Gov. Lee plan to talk next week about deploying National Guard to Memphis
Gov. Bill Lee’s call with President Donald Trump followed the president’s Friday morning announcement on Fox News that he would send the guard to Memphis.
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September 2025
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Gov. Lee, President Trump to ‘work out details’ on National Guard deployment to Memphis
“I’ve been in close contact with the Administration throughout the week, and will be speaking with President Trump this afternoon to work out details of the mission,” Gov. Bill Lee said.
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August 2025
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Shelby County to get two new judges
Gov. Bill Lee has appointed two replacements for vacant Shelby County Circuit Court and Criminal Court seats.
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July 2025
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Bartlett native is new TDOT head
When searching for a new leader of the Tennessee Department of Transportation, Gov. Bill Lee didn’t have to look far.
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Gov. Bill Lee downplays transparency concerns about Tennessee school voucher program
Students’ prior enrollment is a frequently asked question in other state voucher programs and was a required question on the application for Tennessee’s first voucher initiative.
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May 2025
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I-55 roundabout partially opens to traffic, new bridge next
The $111 million roundabout near Downtown separates Interstate 55 traffic from local traffic and has been discussed for more than 15 years.
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Tennessee’s governor vetoes easier denial of parole bill
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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March 2025
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ABB Electrification to invest $120 million in Selmer, Senatobia
In 2024, ABB’s revenue in the U.S. was $9 billion, more than a quarter of the ABB Group’s total. The company, present in all 50 states, has 17,000 employees and 40 facilities nationwide.
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February 2025
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Gov. Lee signs bill drastically expanding school vouchers
While the $447 million initiative has been touted as a “universal” program for anyone interested, Republican leaders included a key provision: Students living in the country illegally will be prohibited from participating.
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Governor’s budget includes millions for Memphis Zoo, Downtown safety
Gov. Bill Lee’s inclusion of a proposed Downtown safety program comes as the city has embarked on a plan for hardening security on FedExForum game nights.
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State of the State: Gov. Lee proposes $1B toward $30B road projects backlog
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State of the State: Gov. Lee proposes $1B toward $30B road projects backlog
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Monday proposed more than $1 billion into road projects financed by a one-time use of general state tax money and a plan to shift $80 million annually from the sales tax on tires.
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With vouchers coming, Lakeland schools seek level playing field with private schools
The Lakeland School System Board of Education has taken a stance on Gov. Lee’s voucher program, seeking equal standards for between public and private schools receiving the funds.
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January 2025
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Conaway: The governor’s wallet opens Jan. 27
“Every vote for vouchers takes tax money, your money, from already underfunded public schools and gives it to private schools.”
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House speaker talks state’s ‘nuclear options’ if MSCS board fires Feagins
“You cannot accept anymore that the lowest performing school system in our state is in Shelby County,” State House Speaker Cameron Sexton said while in Memphis. “There’s too many people. There’s too many new jobs coming in. It’s too important for our success.”
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Tenn. Gov. Bill Lee tours Memphis’ xAI facility
Lee was joined on the tour by Lt. Gov. Randy McNally and Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton — but not xAI founder Elon Musk.
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December 2024
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Gov. Lee pardons 43 including Memphis software engineer
All of those pardoned by the governor have been out of prison for at least five years.
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November 2024
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Tennessee teachers scoff at proposed bonuses linked to Gov. Lee’s school voucher plan
“It’s a one-time bonus that’s basically asking us to sell out our public schools,” said Liz Marable, a longtime Memphis educator who is currently president of the United Education Association of Shelby County. “But we are not for sale.”
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Tennessee’s new universal school voucher bill has GOP leaders on the same page
The governor said he looks forward to delivering on his promise for more education choices for parents.
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October 2024
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Two Memphis judges up for Tennessee appeals court seat
Six finalists will be interviewed in November by the Governor’s Council for Judicial Appointments, which will then select three finalists to submit to Gov. Bill Lee.
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Tennessee is gearing up for another private school voucher debate. Here’s what we know.
Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson told school board members the governor is planning a “substantial” increase for public education funding in 2025 but didn’t specify how much or for what.
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Gov. Bill Lee touts Tennessee funding for Memphis-Arkansas Bridge
Following a stroll down the narrow pedestrian walkway of the Memphis-Arkansas Bridge, Bill Lee and other elected leaders got a briefing Tuesday, Oct. 22, on plans for the $800 million bridge to be completed in 2030.
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September 2024
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Memphis Mayor Young, Tennessee Gov. Lee not happy with gun-control referendum
Mayor Young says he still thinks the referendum is not the best approach, but told The Daily Memphian he understands the sentiment. Gov. Lee says the referendum is about finding a way to “circumvent the law.”
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Bill Lee: Memphis fighting state is ‘last thing we need’
“You can’t have 50 different cities with 50 different laws,” Lee said as the Memphis City Council pushes to put local gun-control measures on the November ballot. “Trying to override that is just picking a fight.”
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July 2024
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Gov. Lee touts ‘school choice’ at Republican convention
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, who is chairman of the Republican Governors Association, also endorsed Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump as he talked about political unity by the nation’s Republican Governors in resisting Democratic policies.
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June 2024
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Gov. Lee says state not part of Memphis’ pursuit of xAI
The governor also discussed education after the passage of the third-grade retention law during a Wednesday, June 12, visit to Winchester Elementary School’s summer-learning academy.
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