A quick guide to what legislators did this session
At a press conference with Sen. Jeff Yarbro (left) and Rep. Vincent Dixie (right), Sen. Raumesh Akbari (middle) said the General Assembly missed opportunities to serve people in poverty. She said Democrats would write a letter encouraging Gov. Bill Lee to veto several bills including “truth in sentencing.” (Ian Round/The Daily Memphian)
A rundown on the fate of every bill we’ve covered since January, organized by subject.
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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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