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Governor’s Memphis visit includes stops at YMCA mobile event, Agape
Gov. Bill Lee blends a bicycle-powered smoothie during a visit to a YMCA mobile area called “Y on the Fly” at the Greenbriar Apartments Tuesday, June 11. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
A two-day visit to Memphis by Gov. Bill Lee included signing a bill dropping state fees for expungements. The move comes against a backdrop of reaction to the weekend slaying of financial executive Glenn Cofield and a rise in homicides compared to this time last year.
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