There are 335 article(s) tagged Bill Lee:

• October 2018

  • Lee holds financial edge on Dean heading into final debate tonight

    Set for their final gubernatorial debate Friday night in Nashville, Republican candidate Bill Lee and Democratic candidate Karl Dean released fundraising figures showing Lee with a major edge going into the final three weeks of the campaign.

    By Sam Stockard October 12, 2018

  • Even in East Tennessee, gubernatorial candidates keep Memphis on the mind

    Memphis is about a nine-hour drive from Kingsport, but the city’s major topics were still on the minds of Tennessee’s two top gubernatorial candidates in the second gubernatorial debate, an East Tennessee event in which they sparred a bit for the first time.

    By Sam Stockard October 10, 2018

  • Memphis legislator criticizes Hopson’s endorsement of Lee

    A Memphis legislator is castigating Shelby County Schools Superintendent Dorsey Hopson’s decision to endorse Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Lee, saying it “confuses” a tough situation.

    By Sam Stockard October 09, 2018

  • Gubernatorial candidates criticize Legislature’s retribution on Memphis

    Tennessee’s two main gubernatorial candidates disagree with the Legislature’s move to strip funding from Memphis this year and punish the city for its role in removing Confederate monuments from parks.

    By Sam Stockard October 06, 2018

  • Gubernatorial candidates disagree on education approach

    Tennessee’s gubernatorial candidates say they will make education the focal point of their administration, but they have vastly different views on how to do it.

    By Sam Stockard October 03, 2018

  • Lee, Dean sound off on TBI investigations, guns in Memphis during first debate

    Democratic gubernatorial candidate Karl Dean and Republican Bill Lee drew distinctions on the question of automatic TBI investigations into police-involved shootings in their first debate Tuesday at the University of Memphis.

    By Sam Stockard October 03, 2018

  • Stage set for Memphis gubernatorial debate

    Memphis plays host Tuesday to Tennessee’s first 2018 gubernatorial debate, a chance for voters to see Republican candidate Bill Lee and Democratic candidate Karl Dean together for a rare occasion answering questions about state issues.

    By Sam Stockard October 02, 2018

• September 2018

  • Lee seems well-positioned to break the 52-year trend of the governor’s office alternating between the two major parties - or is he?

    If you believe the polls, Republican Bill Lee is steamrolling toward victory in the Tennessee governor’s race.

    By Otis Sanford September 27, 2018

  • Gubernatorial candidates take on vocational training

    Pointing toward Tennessee’s failure to attract a major automotive plant to the Memphis Regional Megasite, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Karl Dean is backing better and more accessible workforce development statewide.

    By Sam Stockard September 26, 2018

  • Lee misses forum; Memphis gubernatorial debate set Oct. 2

    Less than two weeks before an Oct. 2 gubernatorial debate set for Memphis, Republican candidate Bill Lee missed an MTSU Gubernatorial Luncheon & Forum in Murfreesboro on Thursday, Sept. 20.

    By Sam Stockard September 21, 2018