There are 343 article(s) tagged Gov. Bill Lee:

• August 2020

  • Governor extends state of emergency through September

    Bill Lee signed executive orders Friday extending Tennessee’s state of emergency until Sept. 30 and allowing mayors to put mask mandates in place.

    By Sam Stockard August 28, 2020

  • Tennessee resists White House COVID-19 recommendations

    Despite calls from a White House task force leader for Tennessee to take stronger steps to curb the coronavirus spread, Gov. Bill Lee reiterated he doesn't plan to close down the state economy again and resisted the call for a statewide mask mandate. 

    By The Associated Press August 26, 2020

  • Watch live: Gov. Bill Lee’s latest briefing

    Gov. Bill Lee’s latest coronavirus briefing is in progress.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff August 25, 2020

  • Governor lists school vouchers among his biggest accomplishments – and disappointments

    Gov. Bill Lee expects the voucher rollout, which was halted when a Nashville judge overturned the 2019 law in May, will be resurrected in 2021. The Tennessee Court of Appeals is expected to rule this fall on the state’s appeal.

    By Marta W. Aldrich August 21, 2020

  • Watch live: Gov. Bill Lee’s latest briefing

    Gov. Bill Lee’s media briefing is scheduled for 4 p.m. today.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff August 18, 2020

  • Video: Gov. Bill Lee’s Aug. 13 briefing

    Gov. Bill Lee’s press briefing is scheduled for 3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 13.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff August 13, 2020

  • State officials detail relief for individuals, families, nonprofits

    Tennessee Department of Human Services Commissioner Danielle Barnes said 450,000 kids have been approved to receive EBT as part of pandemic food insecurity programs.

    By Bill Dries August 11, 2020

  • Watch LIVE: Governor’s latest COVID-19 briefing

    The governor and his team are addressing education at today's briefing. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff August 06, 2020

  • Watch live: Gov. Bill Lee’s latest briefing

    Gov. Bill Lee is scheduled to speak today at a 3 p.m. press briefing. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff August 04, 2020

  • Tennessee, among first to reopen schools in person, serves as ‘experiment’ in COVID safety

    Starting with small clusters of students, a Tennessee school became one of the nation’s first to reopen its campus to students during the pandemic. Within two days, a teacher with the sniffles tested positive for COVID-19.

    By Marta W. Aldrich August 04, 2020

  • Most suburban high schools moving ahead with sports

    Collierville, Arlington and Germantown will continue contact sports for the upcoming school year as districts try to mesh sports and a pandemic.

    By Abigail Warren August 03, 2020

  • Governor calls special session Aug. 10 to focus on COVID-19 lawsuits

    Gov. Bill Lee Monday, Aug. 3, called a special legislative session for Aug. 10 at which legislators will focus on adopting COVID-19 liability immunity legislation designed to protect small businesses and schools from an outbreak of coronavirus lawsuits.

    By Sam Stockard August 03, 2020

• July 2020

  • Gov. Lee recommends in-person classes, outlines contingency plans

    Gov. Bill Lee outlined the contingency plan the day after Shelby County Schools Superintendent Joris Ray said a safe reopening of in-person classes was "largely a myth" with the number of COVID-19 virus cases growing. The Memphis and Nashville school systems are the only two in the state starting the school year with online classes only.

    By Bill Dries July 29, 2020

  • Executive order paves way for fall high school sports to start on time

    Gov. Bill Lee's announcement allows for full-contact sports to begin practice.

    By John Varlas July 28, 2020

  • Teacher anxiety grows as COVID cases surge weeks before school reopenings

    Teachers in Tennessee and across the nation face hard choices. Should I return to my school building? Should I pursue a remote teaching option if my district offers one? Should I leave the profession altogether?

    By Marta W. Aldrich July 21, 2020

  • State offers $115M more to most local governments for pandemic relief

    The Lee Administration is making $115 million in federal funds available to local governments to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

    By Sam Stockard July 20, 2020

  • Opinion: We need to get past politics to reopen schools

    Everything about the coronavirus has become politicized, so why not a return to school? The answer is simple: The losers will be our children, and that is not an acceptable price to pay for political points.

    By Jerri Green July 18, 2020

  • To reopen schools, Tennessee plans to distribute millions of masks to teachers, students

    The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency last week began delivering 298,000 masks to school districts for the state’s 66,000 public school teachers and other school staff.

    By Marta W. Aldrich July 15, 2020

  • Governor supports moving Forrest bust to State Museum

    Gov. Bill Lee is expected to tell the State Capitol Commission he believes the monument should be moved to the State Museum.

    By Sam Stockard July 09, 2020

  • Schools to receive $81M in CARES Act grants

    The state is doling out $81 million in grants to K-12 schools, colleges and universities to prepare for a safe reopening this August in the COVID-19 climate.

    By Sam Stockard July 07, 2020

  • State hires consultant to help with spending billions in federal funds

    The Lee Administration is paying an accounting firm $250,000 to help it properly spend more than $7 billion in federal funds by Dec. 30, the deadline for using CARES Act money connected to COVID-19 expenses.

    By Sam Stockard July 03, 2020

  • Statewide campaign aims to raise suicide awareness

    Campaign will provide resources to help people identify the signs of someone considering suicide and materials to build awareness.

    By Jane Roberts July 02, 2020

  • Watch Live: Gov. Bill Lee’s briefing

    Listen as Gov. Bill Lee presents an update for Tennessee at 3 p.m. Wednesday, July 1.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff July 01, 2020

• June 2020

  • TSSAA delays football, girls soccer as state of emergency continues

    On Wednesday, July 1, the TSSAA’s executive committee is scheduled to meet as it develops regular-season and postseason options to present to the board of control for their consideration.

    By John Varlas June 30, 2020

  • Governor extends state of emergency through August

    Gov. Bill Lee signed Executive Order No. 50 Monday to extend the State of Emergency related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic to Aug, 29.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff June 30, 2020