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Dec 29 2018
01:49 pm
By: WhitesCreek
If school vouchers becomes a key issue during the upcoming legislative session in Nashville, there’s at least one lawmaker who will be steadfastly against the idea.
State Senator Ken Yager, R-Kingston, told the Independent Herald last week that he is opposed to the idea of vouchers — which provide funds to parents to enroll their kids in private schools.
“I am opposed to vouchers,” Yager said. “I will not support any proposal that will cause a hemorrhage of needed funds to our schools.”
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Eco warriors and politics
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- Supreme Court justices appear split over whether to protect abortion care during emergencies (TN Lookout)
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