Bill Lee highlights faith and fiscal responsibility at second inauguration
“The halfway point of any endeavor is a good time to reflect, but it’s an even better time to plan — to focus on the work still ahead,” the governor said.
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January 2023
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Ford’s BlueOval City got on the road in 2022
Ford began the first phases of construction at BlueOval City during the past year, and the automaker has continued to expand its presence in West Tennessee.
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December 2022
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State prison officials failed to follow lethal injection protocol, report finds
Gov. Bill Lee granted Oscar Smith a reprieve after finding TDOC failed to properly test lethal injection chemicals, then retained a former federal prosecutor to investigate why it happened.
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Bill Lee grants clemency to 16 people, one from Shelby County
The governor also made 30 people eligible for parole who were sentenced before a reformed Drug-Free School Zone law was passed in 2020.
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DCS commissioner outlines solutions after another damning audit
A Tennessee comptroller audit on the Department of Children’s Services concluded that allegations of sexual abuse went uninvestigated, as did accusations of misconduct by contractors.
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November 2022
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TBI, DCS tell governor: Hiring is easier when we can pay more
“It is no secret that DCS has failed to hire and retain staff and, as a result, has seen unusually high caseload averages throughout the state,” DCS Commissioner Margie Quin told Gov. Bill Lee and his budget advisers on Nov. 17.
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DCS workers, foster parents speak out with ‘calls of desperation’
One baby in Memphis was separated from her mother for much more time than necessary because of dysfunction at the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services. After quitting, a former DCS worker says her hair is growing back.
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Could another consent decree help rebuild DCS?
Not long after it was established as its own department in the 1990s, DCS faced a lawsuit filed on behalf of a boy from Memphis. The class-action lawsuit dramatically changed the way the foster care system works.
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Sanford: Two words best describe Lee’s impressive reelection victory — BlueOval City
In Tennessee, it was GOP business as usual following Tuesday’s midterm election. The legislature remains under total control by Republicans and Gov. Bill Lee cruised to reelection without breaking a sweat.
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TBI requests $45 million to process rape kits, increase pay
The TBI — and the political leaders who fund it — became the targets of scrutiny this summer after The Daily Memphian reported on a rape kit that connected Eliza Fletcher’s alleged killer to a 2021 rape.
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One-third of Shelby County voters show up for midterms
A third of the county’s voters showed up to vote in the last election of 2022 — and most of them voted early or absentee. The early vote totals told the story of what the rest of the night would be like.
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Lee easily wins reelection for governor
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee declared an early victory Tuesday, Nov. 8, long before most votes were counted.
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The posts: Local voters talk Election Day
Voters across the region showed off their “I Voted” stickers, criticized the election process, and weighed in on Gov. Bill Lee online.
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Memphis Election Day answers questions away from national spotlight
The ballot features a statewide race for governor and questions about voter interest as well as the county’s balance between Republicans and Democrats.
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Tennessee private prison operator ramps up campaign spending
CoreCivic gave $107,490 to Tennessee politicians and PACs from July to September, the majority going to incumbent Republicans. The company has stayed in business despite a high murder rate and accusations of underinvestment in safety.
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Understanding Tennessee’s proposed ‘right to work’ constitutional amendment
Tennessee voters have the opportunity to pass a constitutional amendment that would ban all-union workplaces and require unions to provide services for which workers do not have to pay.
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Gov. Lee makes Collierville campaign stop, predicts ‘correction’ by voters
Collierville was the last stop on the governor’s three-day campaign bus tour. Lee’s supporters, plus some opponents of the “Right to Work” amendment to the state constitution, came out to greet him.
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Advocacy groups call for investigation into ‘failings’ before Eliza Fletcher’s death
Advocacy group leaders question why Memphis Police and the state failed to investigate and prosecute Cleotha Henderson for a kidnapping and rape that occurred September 2021.
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Gov. Bill Lee runs on Ford Megasite, other economic wins in low-key campaign
Lee’s term in office has been defined by several economic development wins, the main one being Ford Motor Co.’s decision to build an electric SUV plant at the Megasite of West Tennessee.
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October 2022
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Sanford: With reelection all but assured, is higher office possible for Gov. Lee?
Recent speculation has focused on Gov. Bill Lee being a possible national candidate for elected office in the future — if not in 2024, then in 2028.
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‘Who sells Memphis?’
“Everyone who lives in Memphis sells Memphis and should feel that responsibility,” said Kemmons Wilson School of Hospitality and Resort Management dean Desh Palakurthi.
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September 2022
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Lee to increase TBI crime lab staff, state troopers on Memphis roads
“It’s important to this community. … It’s one step in a number of steps that we will continue to make to support the process,” the governor said.
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State asks court to throw out Shelby, Davidson school voucher lawsuit
The Tennessee Attorney General’s office asked a Nashville court to dismiss the case, saying the counties had lost all their relevant arguments.
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Ford breaks ground on future BlueOval City at Megasite
While crews began clearing the ground at the Megasite of West Tennessee as early as March, structural steel now represents the first phase of construction.
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Tennessee Libertarians’ uphill battle is made harder by extreme caucus
The Libertarian nominee for governor is a Black Memphian who says the party, which was overtaken this year by a caucus that is friendly with white nationalists and opposed to transgender people, has “broken (his) spirit.”
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