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Towns bashes state finance registry after it fines Memphis representatives

By , Daily Memphian Updated: November 26, 2018 4:43 PM CT | Published: November 26, 2018 2:04 PM CT
The Tennessee Registry of Election Finance has assessed fines against three Memphis legislators for failing to file campaign finance reports, eliciting a blistering response from state Rep. Joe Towns, who contends the body is “out of control.”

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Drew Rawlins G.A. Hardaway Jesse Chism Joe Towns London Lamar
Sam Stockard

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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