Will Tennessee Lawmakers Give Vouchers The Thumbs Up?

WPLN | By Blake Farmer,

Blake Farmer, Chas Sisk

Published February 1, 2016 at 4:13 AM CST

School vouchers have already cleared the Tennessee Senate, but the private school scholarships still await a vote of the full House.

WPLN's Blake Farmer and Chas Sisk spend their weekly discussion on school vouchers as a final vote looms in the Tennessee House.

Amid the hour-by-hour developments regarding the political fate of Rep. Jeremy Durham, lawmakers have made swift work on the notoriously sticky issue of school vouchers.

In years past, private school scholarships have gotten hung up in the House. But because of an absence and a few changes of heart, vouchers are now one vote (that could happen Thursday) from heading to the governor and becoming law.

Blake Farmer

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Blake Farmer

Blake Farmer is WPLN's assistant news director, but he wears many hats - reporter, editor and host. He covers the Tennessee state capitol while also keeping an eye on Fort Campbell and business trends, frequently contributing to national programs. Born in Tennessee and educated in Texas, Blake has called Nashville home for most of his life.

Chas Sisk

Chas joined WPLN in 2015 after eight years with The Tennessean, including more than five years as the newspaper's statehouse reporter.Chas has also covered communities, politics and business in Massachusetts and Washington, D.C. Chas grew up in South Carolina and attended Columbia University in New York, where he studied economics and journalism. Outside of work, he's a dedicated distance runner, having completed a dozen marathons

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