Casada to resign Aug. 2; asks governor to call special session

By , Daily Memphian Updated: June 04, 2019 11:45 PM CT | Published: June 04, 2019 4:29 PM CT
<strong>House Speaker Glen Casada released a letter saying he will step down on Aug. 2 and asked the governor to call a special session, as Democrats and some Republicans urged him to resign immediately on Tuesday.</strong> (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

House Speaker Glen Casada released a letter saying he will step down on Aug. 2 and asked the governor to call a special session, as Democrats and some Republicans urged him to resign immediately on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

House Speaker Glen Casada released a letter saying he will step down on Aug. 2 and asked the governor to call a special session, as Democrats and some Republicans urged him to resign immediately on Tuesday.

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Bill Lee Glen Casada Karen Camper Mike Stewart
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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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