The Latest Breaking News from Bill Lee

Bill banning drag shows from public property advances in Tennessee

Legislation that could target Pride events joins more than a dozen similar bills across the US in flurry of anti-LGBT+ measures

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2023

Trans youth care ban headed to Tennessee governor's desk

Transgender youth in Tennessee would be banned from receiving gender-affirming care under legislation currently headed to Republican Gov. Bill Lee’s desk

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2023

Black Hawk helicopter crashes in Alabama, killing 2 crew

The Tennessee National Guard says one of their Black Hawk helicopters crashed in Alabama, killing two crew members

The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2023

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee sworn in for 2nd term

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has kicked off his second term, promising to focus over the next four years on improving aging transportation systems, advocating for better conservation efforts and protecting the state’s most vulnerable children

The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2023

Top Tennessee pair fired after damning review of state’s execution protocol

Report revealed multiple executions in recent years carried out without proper testing of lethal injection drugs

The Guardian - US · Jan 21, 2023

2 Tenn. officials fired after lethal injection errors noted

The Tennessee Department of Correction has fired its top attorney and another employee following a scathing independent report on failures within the state’s lethal injection system

The Independent UK · Jan 19, 2023

Tennessee GOP split over adding exceptions to abortion ban

Republican leaders across Tennessee have largely maintained that the state’s abortion ban allows doctors to perform the procedure, should they need to save the life of the mother, even though the statute doesn’t explicitly say so

The Independent UK · Jan 14, 2023

Move over, Nashville hot chicken sandwich. In-N-Out Burger is heading to Tennessee

The California-based In-N-Out Burger chain announced plans this week for its most eastward expansion to date, with plans to open restaurants and a corporate hub in Tennessee.

Los Angeles Times · Jan 13, 2023

Lee: Tennessee high court likely won't set executions soon

Gov. Bill Lee says Tennessee’s Supreme Court will likely wait until the state finalizes changes to its lethal injection process before it schedules any future executions

The Independent UK · Jan 6, 2023

Report shines new light on execution secrecy in Tennessee

A blistering independent report on Tennessee’s lethal injection system has turned up years of communications showing a state determined to push forward with executing death row inmates despite major issues

The Independent UK · Dec 29, 2022