Lee says no final decisions yet on how to use $732M buildup of funds for needy

By , Daily Memphian Updated: December 02, 2019 11:28 AM CT | Published: December 01, 2019 7:49 PM CT

During a visit to Memphis Sunday for a Rosa Parks Day proclamation, Gov. Bill Lee said he is willing to work with legislators on the best use of federal TANF funding that will likely include some kind of reserve funding level.

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Gov. Bill Lee Raumesh Akbari National Civil Rights Museum Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Rosa Parks Day

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Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for almost 50 years covering a wide variety of stories from the 1977 death of Elvis Presley and the 1978 police and fire strikes to numerous political campaigns, every county mayor and every Memphis Mayor starting with Wyeth Chandler.


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