GOP Threatens To Defund Memphis If Rep Is Reinstated

Memphis’s Fox affiliate reports:

A Shelby County commissioner told FOX13 on Friday that Nashville leaders are threatening to take away funding from Memphis and other Shelby County projects if the county commission decides to reinstate expelled state Rep. Justin J. Pearson. According to Shelby County Commissioner Erika Sugarmon, leaders in Nashville threatened to pull state funding for projects in the Memphis area if commissioners were to reappoint Pearson.

“We are also being threatened by the state to take away funding, needed funding to run our schools, to run our municipalities,” Sugarmon told FOX13. “You know, and so, for example, FedExForum, the promised $350 million, they’re talking about snatching that away. So, again, you know this about bullying people into submission. And enough is enough. You know, we’ve got to stand for something or fall for everything. And we’ve been bullied by the state for too long now.”

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BREAKING: A Shelby County commissioner told @FOX13Memphis on Friday that Nashville leaders are threatening to take away funding from Memphis and other Shelby County projects if the county commission decides to reinstate expelled @Justinjpearsonhttps://t.co/698BZ1VZDZ?

— Kayla Solomon (@KSolomonReports) April 7, 2023