Cohen asks Lee to seek federal disaster aid for city
A statue of Johnny Cash is covered in ice on Thursday, Feb. 3, in Midtown. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
The push for a state request for federal aid comes as MLGW’s damage estimate from the ice storm has already exceeded the threshold for seeking assistance.
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