11-04-2023 02:20 via chicagodefender.com

Nashville’s Governing Body Unanimously Votes Tennessee Lawmaker Back to the State House 

One of two Black lawmakers expelled from the Tennessee House last week was reinstated by the Nashville Metropolitan Council on Monday, effectively restoring him to his seat with the state Legislature, reports the Associated Press.
It took minutes for Nashville’s governing body to unanimously reinstate Rep. Justin Jones after he and fellow Democratic lawmaker Justin Pearson were expelled by the Republican-controlled House in a racist and politically retaliatory fashion.
When the votes
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