Tennessees Political Divisions Deepen Between State and Its Cities
The contentious ouster of Tennessee state lawmakers
Justin Jones
of Nashville and
Justin Pearson
of Memphis is the latest skirmish in a longstanding power struggle between Republicans who control the states politics and Democrats in charge of its fast-growing cities.
Now, after GOP legislators used their majority power to expel the two representatives last week, Democrats in the metro areas plan to use their authority to send them straight back, with Nashville-area politicians vowing to act on Monday.
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Monday, April 10, 2023 at 9:30 am