Gov. Bill Lee calls for a special session in TN to address school choice, hurricane relief, and immigration enforcement.

Republican Gov. Bill Lee is doubling down on his efforts to enact universal school vouchers throughout Tennessee.

Gov. Bill Lee called a special session Wednesday for late January when Tennessee lawmakers will be asked to take up his private-school voucher bill, immigration measures and a plan to provide funding for hurricane-ravaged counties in Northeast Tennessee,

Democrats say Gov. Bill Lee’s voucher plan isn’t the kind of priority that warrants a special legislative session.