Governor could acquiesce to loss of emergency powers
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (shown during a July news conference in Nashville) said this week he supports the state Legislature reviewing executive powers to determine whether changes should be made. (Mark Humphrey/Associated Press file)
Gov. Bill Lee agrees the state Legislature should review the executive branch’s executive powers during a state of emergency and appears willing to give up some of the office’s authority.
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Bill Lee Gary Humble Tennessee StandsSam 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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