Bill Lee: “I certainly am one who believes that your budget needs to be increased.”

I have ordered a pause on all executions for the remainder of the year.

It’s exactly why we will have a thorough, comprehensive review of what happened, so that we can know the answers that so many people want.

There are a lot of questions.

I hope that Tennessee governor Bill Lee’s decision to postpone the last execution scheduled for this year will give lawmakers time to consider the subject seriously.