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Less than a week after Justin J. Pearson (D-Memphis) was expelled from the Tennessee House of Representatives, he was reappointed to the House by the Shelby County Commission.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — The Shelby County Commission voted Wednesday to reappoint Justin J. Pearson to the state House seat from which he was expelled. All seven commissioners who were present voted yes on the reappointment: Henri Brooks, Edmund Ford Jr., Erika Sugarmon, Charlie Caswell, Shante Avant, Miska Clay-Bibbs and Mickell Lowery. Commissioners Amber Mills, […]

Representative Justin Jones is back in his seat, and it was a unanimous vote by the Metro Nashville council to put him back there.

All eyes are on Tennessee as questions arise about whether or not expelling two state lawmakers from their duly elected seats is going too far.

Shelby County Commissioners shared their thoughts on reappointing former Tennessee State Rep. Justin Pearson (D-Memphis) after he was expelled by the Tennessee General Assembly on Thursday.

Vice President Kamala Harris made a last-minute trip Friday to Tennessee, where she called for tougher firearm laws and criticized the Republican-controlled state House, which a day earlier expelled two Black Democratic lawmakers for their role in a protest calling for more gun control after a school shooting in Nashville.

Clerk Wanda Halbert faced questions from Shelby County Commissioners Wednesday about expiring leases at her satellite locations.

On Wednesday, she had an hourlong presentation for the county commission about her Poplar Plaza officer at risk of closing soon.

Between expired leases, empty buildings and staff not yet hired, Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert has a lot of work to do. Luckily, help is on the way.

Wednesday Shelby county Clerk Wanda Halbert appeared at a Shelby County Commission Committee meeting to answer questions about ongoing issues at the Shelby County clerk’s office.