Tennessee Governor Bill Lee

Tennessee Legislature’s Plan to Cut Nashville Council in Half Temporarily Halted by Court

Judges in a Nashville Chancery Court ruled in favor of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County (Metro) on Monday in a suit they filed against the state to ...

April 12, 2023BY Chase Smith

Tennessee Poised to Become First State to Ban Drag Shows for Kid Audiences

Republican Tennessee Governor Bill Lee is poised to sign into law the first bill in the United States ...

March 1, 2023BY Amy Gamm

Tennessee Governor Signs Bill Banning Trans Athletes From Female Collegiate Sports

Tennessee’s Republican Governor Bill Lee signed legislation on May 6 that will ban transgender athletes from competing in ...

May 7, 2022BY Naveen Athrappully

Sen. Fred Thompson’s Widow Sues Tennessee Governor Over Pandemic Overreach

A former U.S. senator’s widow is suing the Republican governor of Tennessee in state court, claiming that his ...

January 26, 2022BY Matthew Vadum

Tennessee Governor Signs Bill to Prohibit Gender-Confirming Treatment for Minors

Tennessee’s Republican Gov. Bill Lee on Tuesday signed legislation that prohibits gender-confirming treatment for children that want to ...

May 19, 2021BY Masooma Haq