Council members to push Gov. Lee to reject Guard deployment
Memphis City Council member Jerri Green (left) is sponsoring the resolution with fellow council members JB Smiley Jr. (right), Pearl Walker, Jana Swearengen-Washington and Dr. Jeff Warren as cosponsors. Council Chairman Ford Canale (center) has said that he supports the federal effort. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian file)
The City Council could vote on the resolution, so far backed by a group of council members, at its meeting next week. It is not binding on Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee.
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