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Community and youth urge county to push governor to redirect National Guard funds toward mental health, housing and schools; commission refers request to study
Summary
A community-backed resolution asking Governor Bill Lee to reallocate state funds used for National Guard deployment to community investments (crime lab, pre-K, housing, mental-health services) was debated Oct. 27. Youth speakers pressed for mental-health spending; commissioners referred the matter for further committee work.
A resolution asking Governor Bill Lee to reallocate state resources used to deploy the Tennessee National Guard in Memphis and Shelby County, and instead direct state support toward evidence-based community investments, drew a broad mix of testimony from youth and community advocates on Oct. 27.
Commissioner Harry E. Brooks introduced the measure in the General Government committee. The text asks the governor to shift state support toward a list of community priorities — including a regional crime lab, local law-enforcement staffing, education…
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