Lawmakers could chip away at governor’s emergency powers
Republican state Sen. Ferrell Haile of Gallatin, seen here in 2013, says the length of time the COVID-19 pandemic has stretched “has made some members a little nervous” about the governor’s emergency powers. (Erik Schelzig/AP file)
The chairman of a committee studying the governor’s emergency authority says the Legislature could increase notification requirements and even put an end the office’s executive powers in a prolonged state of emergency.
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Ferrell Haile Jason Zachary London Lamar John Ragan John Ray ClemmonsSam 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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