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The state regularly passes legislation targeting Memphis. This year is no different.

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State officials have regularly pursued actions to take power from Memphis and city leaders. It's a practice called preemption. Research has found it is more prevalent in Southern states. Memphis is unique in Tennessee in that the city is both majority-Democrat and majority-Black.

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The state regularly passes legislation targeting Memphis. This year is no different.

People watch a legislative session in April 2023 from the House of Representatives gallery. Photo by Andrea Morales for MLK50 Credit: Andrea Morales Members of the Memphis City Council approved a slate of police reforms after the death of Tyre Nichols. Yet during this legislative session, two Republicans representing Memphis in the statehouse are pushing versions of a bill that would prohibit any local government from adopting those reforms. Th…

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