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Commissioners back request to ask state to redirect National Guard deployment funds to local prevention investments; youth speakers urge more mental‑health and/
Summary
The board voted to add a request to the county’s 2026 legislative agenda asking the Tennessee General Assembly to amend maintenance‑of‑effort law and to seek reallocation of National Guard deployment funds to evidence‑based public‑safety and youth mental‑health investments. Youth speakers and program partners urged greater outreach to connect young people with services.
The Shelby County Board of Commissioners voted to send a pair of policy requests to the county’s 2026 legislative agenda and to seek state reallocation of certain resources.
Commissioner Michael Mills and others asked the legislature to amend the recent state maintenance‑of‑effort law that imposes fixed spending requirements on large counties, saying the statute increases Shelby County’s required baseline outlays and reduces local…
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