Local lawmakers promise oversight of MLGW
Volunteers hand out cases of bottled water at a Memphis Light, Gas and Water location in East Shelby Drive, on Monday, Dec. 26. Due to numerous water main beaks, MLGW customers are under a water boil advisory. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
“Tennessee is in a sound financial position and can afford to provide critical funding to Memphis to repair and replace our aging water infrastructure,” said state Rep. John Gillespie.
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Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter based in Nashville. He came to Tennessee from Maryland, where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
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