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Tennessee State Representative Mark White is planning to file a bill to allow the state to appoint up to 6 board members to the Memphis Shelby County School board.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis lawmaker’s proposal to add state appointees to the Memphis-Shelby County School Board is being called a terrible idea by some county commissioners and community activists. The proposed legislation would allow Governor Bill Lee to appoint up to six members to the school board. Memphis Representative Mark White said his proposal […]
It currently takes about 15 percent of signatures from voters, but a new bill sponsored by a Memphis state representative could drop that down to 1 percent.
The law was proposed by Cecilia Williams (pictured), whose son Cordell, 30, his fiancée Lacey Newton, 25, and their four-month-old son Cordell II, were killed by a drink driver.
Tennessee lawmakers reflect on legislative session Tennessee lawmakers reflect on legislative session By Arianna Poindexter | May 7, 2021 at 4:49 PM CDT - Updated May 7 at 6:31 PM MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - From gun legislation to bills targeting LGBTQ youth, the Tennessee legislature had a year filled with controversial legislation. “We’re on an extreme path and it comes from the top,” said Senate Minority Leader, Jeff Yarbro, (D) Nashville. Yarbro was among other Democratic leaders who expressed disappointment with some legislation passed this session, including permitless carry, a b...