House, Senate conflict builds as session arrives
The House will let some members of the public into the Cordell Hull Building in Nashville this week for committee meetings, and then House Speaker Cameron Sexton and Lt. Gov. Randy McNally will reassess the situation for June 1 when the full General Assembly reconvenes. (Mark Humphrey/AP File)
With the Legislature set to reconvene June 1, the House and Senate are at odds over the scope of legislation to be considered in what is expected to be a short get-together to deal mainly with the budget and COVID-related bills.
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Cameron Sexton Randy McNally Raumesh Akbari Jeff Yarbro Erika Kelley Justin OwenSam 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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