Black Caucus wants guarantees against racism, misogyny before backing special session
House Speaker Glen Casada, left, talks with then-chief of staff Cade Cothren on May 2, 2019. Cothren has resigned and Casada plans to leave the speaker's post Aug. 2 amid upheaval over sexist and racist text messages. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
The Tennessee Black Caucus of State Legislators is talking to House Republican Speaker candidates to determine whether it could support a special session based on one condition: assurances of “justice” in the General Assembly.
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G.A. Hardaway Glen Casada London LamarSam 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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