A Democratic state lawmaker in Tennessee on Thursday called for Memphis to secede over a new Republican-friendly House map, which was later signed into law by Gov. Bill Lee (R). The map Lee approved carves up the state’s only majority-Black district and threatens the lone Democrat in Tennessee’s nine-member delegation. It was quickly passed by the…
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Tennessee lawmaker calls for Memphis to secede over redistricting
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CitrixNews Staff
Originally reported by The Hill
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