Justin Pearson: Tennessee GOP Threatened to Withhold $300M

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Justin Pearson: Tennessee GOP Threatened to Withhold $300M

Justin Pearson: Tennessee GOP Threatened to Withhold $300M

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Published 11 Apr 2023

Justin J. Pearson, one of two Black Democratic lawmakers expelled by the GOP-led Tennessee House last week, said on Tuesday the same Republicans are threatening to withhold more than $300 million from the Memphis-area district he represents. On Monday, Justin Jones, the other member of the…

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