Senate allows Forrest Day observance to continue but lets governor wash his hands
A bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest is displayed in the Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville, Tennessee on Aug. 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey file)
Tennessee will observe Nathan Bedford Forrest Day on July 13, but the governor won’t have to sign a proclamation recognizing the observance under legislation passed by the Senate Wednesday.
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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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