Gov. Bill Lee entered the fray as a “political outsider” six years ago. Based on his performance toward the end of the 113th General Assembly, he’s still standing on the other side of the fence — almost invisible. The Legislature ignored his pleas to pass a private-school voucher bill for every student in the state, […] The post Stockard on the Stump: Gov stumbles to end of Tennessee session appeared first on Tennessee Lookout.
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Tennessee House members looking into the feasibility of rejecting federal education funding aren t recommending taking that dramatic action, but they do want a comprehensive study of food waste in school cafeterias under federally funded child nutrition programs.
State Sen. Jon Lundberg said a legislative group studying whether Tennessee should reject federal education funds will be guided by its findings, not politics.