Tennessee lawmakers voted last week to expand the number of Education Freedom Scholarships to 35,000 slots, which is 5,000 less than what Gov. Bill Lee requested. However, last-second maneuvers to further increase the number of vouchers available to Tennessee families have stalled.
The House Amendment
A move to find another way to expand the number of available school vouchers was the talk of the chambers on Wednesday, though the bill technically never was debated the House floor.
House Democratic Caucus Chair Rep. John Ray Clemmons (D-Nashville) criticized the maneuvers in an interview with NewsChannel 5.
“It’s just more 11th hour shenanigans by the Governor Bill Lee’s administration and this Republican Supermajority,” Clemmons said…