There are 3 article(s) tagged PJ Moore:

• January 2020

  • House leaders bank on funding argument to block refugee resettlement

    Republican lawmakers are pushing legislation to take away the governor’s authority to keep Tennessee in the federal refugee resettlement program by claiming he is illegally "obligating" state funds.

    By Sam Stockard January 31, 2020

  • Shelby County makes it official: It’s a refuge for refugees

    In a letter to the U.S. Department of State, Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris notified federal officials that the county will continue to welcome refugees.

    By Linda A. Moore January 04, 2020

• December 2019

  • Republican leaders want to forge ahead with refugee resettlement lawsuit

    Republican leaders are determined to push a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the federal Refugee Resettlement Program despite losses in court and opposition to the lawsuit by Memphis Democrats and an organization that settles refugees in Shelby County.

    By Sam Stockard December 27, 2019