County Commission Scorecard: Part of a penny and voting as Governor is signing
Shelby County Commissioner Mick Wright (in a file photo) asked lots of questions before ultimately joining those who voted yes on the resolution urging Gov. Bill Lee to veto the bill banning public schools from teaching critical race theory. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
The commission scorecard looks at smooth sailing for the county budget season past the money left on the table from part of a penny, and why the commission’s resolution on the state’s critical race theory ban still matters.
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Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for more than 40 years.