House subcommittee cuts governor’s authority over refugee resettlement

By , Daily Memphian Updated: May 28, 2020 11:50 AM CT | Published: May 28, 2020 11:50 AM CT

A House subcommittee voted twice Thursday, May 28, to undermine the governor’s authority to place Tennessee in the federal refugee resettlement program.

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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.


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