Legislators in flux over governor’s decisions
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and fellow Republicans in the state General Assembly hold a news conference at the Tennessee Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020, to discuss a new anti-abortion proposal. (Jonathan Mattise/AP)
Gov. Bill Lee is making big announcements that catch lawmakers by surprise or offer few specifics, leaving some in reactionary mode and potentially creating a gap with the Legislature in early 2020.
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Sam Stockard
Sam Stockard is a Nashville-based reporter with more than 30 years of journalism experience as a writer, editor and columnist covering the state Legislature and Tennessee politics for The Daily Memphian.
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