City Council votes to hire consultant for new public safety foundation
Memphis City Council chairman JB Smiley Jr. proposed an ordinance that would create a public safety foundation. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
The council also passed a resolution opposing the state legislation that allows teachers to go armed on school property after the bill cleared the House earlier Tuesday in Nashville.
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