Bill Lee: Memphis fighting state is ‘last thing we need’
“You can’t have 50 different cities with 50 different laws,” Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said Monday, Sept. 9. “Trying to override that is just picking a fight with the state.” (Paul Sancya/AP Photo file)
“You can’t have 50 different cities with 50 different laws,” Lee said as the Memphis City Council pushes to put local gun-control measures on the November ballot. “Trying to override that is just picking a fight.”
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Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise and investigative reporter who focuses on local government and politics. A native Rhode Islander who lives in Midtown, he enjoys tennis, golf and reading.
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