Lee Administration dodges Trump’s call for governors to open houses of worship

By  and , Daily Memphian Updated: May 23, 2020 10:34 PM CT | Published: May 22, 2020 6:47 PM CT

Gov. Bill Lee's Office isn't worried about President Donald Trump’s demand for houses of worship to open, saying he never ordered churches to close but did urge alternative services to avoid spreading COVID-19.

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Bill Lee Donald Trump Jim Strickland G. Scott Morris

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Sam Stockard

Sam Stockard

Sam Stockard is a Nashville-based reporter with more than 30 years of journalism experience as a writer, editor and columnist covering the state Legislature and Tennessee politics for The Daily Memphian.

Bill Dries

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Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for more than 40 years.


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