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After incumbent Governor Phil Bredesen was term-limited, Haslam declared his candidacy for the office in January 2009. He defeated U.S. Representative Zach Wamp and Lieutenant Governor Ron Ramsey in the Republican primary with 47% of the vote and went on to defeat Democratic businessman Mike McWherter with 65% of the vote in the 2010 general ...
The Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR or The College System of Tennessee) is a system of community and technical colleges in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is one of two public higher education systems in the state, the other being the University of Tennessee system. It was authorized by an act of the Tennessee General Assembly passed in 1972 ...
The 1977 high school yearbook photo shows Lee dressed as a female cheerleader, wearing a wig and pearl necklace. [105] [106] [107] Lee signed the anti-drag bill into law on March 2, 2023. [108] [109] In June 2023, a federal court blocked the law as unconstitutional under the First Amendment. The Tennessee attorney general has appealed the decision.
Tennessee should put kids first and empower families with universal school choice. The greatest local control is that of the family. Tennessee should put kids first and empower families with ...
SB1708/HB1631 clarifies an existing Tennessee law to say that private schools serving students from pre-K through 12th grade can adopt a handgun carry policy on school property. The bill passed ...
In recent weeks, the governor has stumped for school choice nationally and worked the campaign trail for his favored candidates, pro-voucher conservatives in competitive Republican primaries ...
The governor chairs the Tennessee Board of Regents, the University of Tennessee's Board of Trustees, and holds seats on the State Funding Board, State Building Commission, Board of Equalization, Tennessee Local Development Authority, School Bond Authority, and Tennessee Industrial and Agricultural Development Commission. [4]
The Tennessee Lieutenant Governor is the presiding officer of the Tennessee Senate and first in line in the succession to the office of governor of Tennessee. If the governor is incapacitated or dies in office, then the lieutenant governor becomes the governor. The lieutenant governor is a state senator elected by the entire Senate to be the ...