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Youth and advocates urge county to push governor to reallocate National Guard and ICE funds to education, housing and mental health
Summary
Commissioners heard pleas from youth and community leaders urging Governor Bill Lee to redirect funds used for National Guard or ICE deployments in Memphis toward mental health, education, housing and other community investments; the commission referred the resolution to committee for further drafting.
A resolution asking Governor Bill Lee to reallocate state funds used to deploy the Tennessee National Guard and federal enforcement resources in Memphis toward evidence-based community investments drew robust youth testimony and was referred to committee on Oct. 27.
The measure, sponsored by Commissioners Erica Sugarman and Harry E. Brooks, lists a range of community investments it would prioritize if the governor redirected those state resources: a regional crime lab, local law-enforcement staffing, education…
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