If Pearson is reappointed, is stadium funding in jeopardy? Probably not
Justin Pearson listens to remarks on the floor of the Tennessee House chamber April 6 in Nashville. Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton is showing continued support for state money towards Memphis stadiums if the Shelby County Commission reappoints Justin Pearson to the State House District 86 seat. (George Walker IV/AP Photo)
The dispute over reappointing an ousted state legislator doesn’t appear to put Memphis stadium funding in jeopardy.
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Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise and investigative reporter who focuses on local government and politics. He began his journalism career at the Tulsa World in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he covered business and, later, K-12 education. Hardiman came to Memphis in 2018 to join the Memphis Business Journal, covering government and economic development. He then served as the Memphis Commercial Appeal’s city hall reporter and later joined The Daily Memphian in 2023. His current work focuses on Elon Musk’s xAI, regional energy needs and how Memphis and Shelby County government spend taxpayer dollars.
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