City lobbying disclosure voted down by City Council

By , Daily Memphian Updated: December 02, 2020 8:03 AM CT | Published: December 01, 2020 6:50 PM CT

The measure by council member Chase Carlisle was one vote short of the seven needed. It failed after a council debate that included one council member remembering his own brush with corruption charges. Others argued the proposal was arbitrary and cumbersome.

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Memphis City Council lobbying Chase Carlisle Worth Morgan Edmund Ford Sr. Dr. Jeff Warren Martavius Jones

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