Lawmakers seek ‘checks and balances,’ look at governor’s emergency powers
Rep. London Lamar, D-Memphis, (center) talks with other House members during a special session Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, in Nashville. She is serving on an Ad Hoc Committee to Study Emergency Power. (Mark Humphrey/AP)
Gov. Bill Lee may have stayed within his boundaries during a state of emergency brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, but legislators still want more “checks and balances” and probably a bigger say in how orders are executed.
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London Lamar Jason Zachary Ferrell HaileSam 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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