TBI: Local police, courts slow to submit criminal information for background checks
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says staffing, grants and tech upgrades would help it enter backlogged criminal information into the background-check system.
Topic: Bill Lee
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June 2023
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Lee says state needs to move faster on highway projects
Lee and a group of around 30 elected officials, TDOT employees and construction workers stood near the Crump Boulevard overpass, which is where a new roundabout is being built. The project has been talked about in some shape or another for more than 20 years.
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I-55 bridge will close this weekend
The multi-year project includes the construction of a new roundabout and is designed to allow I-55 traffic to avoid the “cloverleaf” at Crump.
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Gov. Lee talks drag law court ruling, Sen. Hagerty talks debt ceiling vote
Gov. Bill Lee and U.S. Sen. Bill Hagerty talked about several topics, including the federal court ruling declaring the state’s ban on drag shows unconstitutional and the federal debt ceiling.
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In gun law push, Bill Lee’s office memo says NRA prefers to ‘round up mentally ill people’
Lee has previously praised the NRA’s efforts to protect the Second Amendment but has since faced opposition from the group as he works to pass gun control legislation.
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May 2023
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Judge to rule on Tennessee ‘drag ban’ by June 2
“This is an effort of a reactionary group of lawmakers to push LGBT people back into the closet,” said attorney Brice Timmons. “We’re talking about pushing people back four decades.”
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Bill Lee urges Whitehaven grads’ pride in their achievements and city
Memphis “has its unique challenges, but it also has a unique future because of the leaders that are being created today in this stadium,” the governor said in his commencement address.
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Gov. Lee signs executive order creating nuclear energy advisory council
But opponents of nuclear energy say harm to the environment and public health — including from mining and nuclear waste — outweigh the benefits of it being a low-carbon energy source.
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Special legislative session on gun safety scheduled for August
The announcement comes more than two weeks after lawmakers concluded their annual session without passing significant gun-safety legislation.
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Gov. Lee, other TN leaders hope for gun safety laws in summer special session
During a visit to Memphis, Gov. Bill Lee said a special legislative session, likely this summer, will consider several options from him and legislators of both parties.
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April 2023
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Lawmakers end session before Lee files red-flag bill
The General Assembly chose to end this year’s legislative session before Gov. Bill Lee could find someone to sponsor — or even file — his “temporary mental health order of protection” bill.
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Tennessee General Assembly passes $56.2B fiscal year 2024 state budget
The budget includes Lee’s Transportation Modernization Act, a $3.3 billion infusion to the Tennessee Department of Transportation and local governments to build roads and expand highways with voluntary toll lanes.
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The University of Memphis to get over $5M for campus safety upgrades
Gov. Bill Lee included the increased funding in his fiscal year 2024 budget proposal, which the Tennessee House of Representatives and Senate passed Wednesday and Thursday, April 19 and 20.
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Tennessee General Assembly approves $350M in Memphis stadium funding
The funding, which is part of Gov. Bill Lee’s budget for the coming year, was approved with an amendment to allow the cash to be used for all city-owned stadiums.
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Anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers’ funding cut from $100M to $20M
Gov. Lee proposed $100 million for the centers, which provide limited medical care and urge people not to terminate pregnancies. A Daily Memphian analysis found those centers’ revenue was about $20 million in 2020.
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Governor proposes ‘extreme risk protection order’ bill for gun access
Lee said his proposal, which expands a law that applies to cases of domestic violence, balances the need to restrict gun access for people deemed to be dangerous to themselves or others with the need to protect the rights of gun owners.
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General Assembly kills red-flag bill days after Lee asked for one
Two days after Gov. Bill Lee asked lawmakers to pass an “extreme risk protection order” bill, one such bill sponsored by Democrats died without receiving a committee hearing.
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Gov. Lee proposes ‘red flag’ gun law
It’s the first gun-safety proposal Tennessee Republicans have made in the weeks following the Covenant School shooting, and follows a school-safety plan Lee offered last week.
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Health care providers urge Gov. Lee to act on gun violence
Signees of an open letter to Lee’s administration — drafted by a Memphis pediatrician — come from all over Tennessee, including Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Murfreesboro, Sewanee, Knoxville, Lebanon and Mt. Juliet.
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Judge approves permitless gun carry for 18-year-olds
A federal judge’s ruling ends the age-discrimination lawsuit against Tennessee’s 2021 permitless carry law, allowing individuals aged 18 to 20 to carry handguns without a permit.
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Lee proposes millions in school security investments in light of Nashville shooting
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has proposed $140 million to establish a school resource officer (SRO) grant fund that would place a trained, armed security guard at every public school in the state, among other measures.
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Judge grants temporary injunction on ‘drag-ban’ law
The new state law, which prohibits drag shows where children might be present, would have gone into effect Saturday, April 1.
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March 2023
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Gov. Lee wants more funding for crisis pregnancy centers despite skepticism
Support for crisis pregnancy centers is part of Lee’s “pro-life” agenda after the Supreme Court ended the right to abortion. Many medical experts say these centers are unethical because they mislead clients and prioritize anti-abortion advocacy.
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BlueOval City campus draws Gov. Bill Lee, other state leaders
“Never in my life did I anticipate that there would be this happening in rural West Tennessee,” said Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee. “Welcome to one of the most exciting days celebrating one of the most exciting events in this region.”
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Coalition formed to support local HIV efforts in wake of Lee’s rejection of federal funds
In May, Tennessee will stop accepting HIV prevention funding from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, stripping local nonprofits of dollars they rely on to serve high-risk populations.
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