Governor Bill Lee delivered his final State of the State address

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Earlier Monday evening, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee delivered his final State of the State address to all Tennesseans, after serving his second and final term in office.  He went over many achievements such as the ‘Education Freedom Act’ which he says gave freedom back to the parents in choosing what’s best for their child’s education.

“We were not always in this spot. When I took office in 2019 Tennessee ranked in the bottom half of states in both math and reading. Today not only does our scores outpace the national average but in 2026, Tennessee is a top 5 state for gains in reading and math,” said Governor Lee.

Lee also touted the cooperation with President Trump in bringing the National Guard into Memphis creating the ‘Memphis Safe Task Force’ which he says has brought “Generational change”.  “Crime plagued that city for decades and it won’t go away in 6 months. To that end this year’s budget includes 80 million dollars in grants to accelerate the momentum in Memphis and we will increase the total Tennessee Highway Patrol presence by permanently placing 100 troopers in Shelby County,” said the Governor.

Throughout our nation’s 250 years, historians have called Tennessee, “The Original Frontier”.  “Just like the continuous building of a more perfect union, the work of a frontiersman never stops, and ours should not stop either,” said Governor Lee.

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