Gov. Bill Lee has proclaimed May as Foster Care Month in Tennessee and is focusing on recent legislative action that directs $600 million in new funds to accelerate child placement
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) Students and administrators are praising the successful conclusion of a multi-year effort to obtain recurring state funding for East Tennessee State University’s Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy. A 33-0 vote in the Tennessee Senate on Thursday on a final budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1 made that […]
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) The Tennessee House of Representatives approved a state budget Wednesday which includes $2.5 million in funding for East Tennessee State University’s Gatton College of Pharmacy. It appears to be the first time the state budget has included money for the privately funded school in Johnson City. The Bill Gatton College […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) The Tennessee Senate passed a bill to make slight changes to the state’s controversial third-grade retention law, but even if the House approves it, it won’t go into effect until next school year. The current retention law, which went into effect this year, requires third-graders who don’t score proficiently in English […]