— Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert will likely appeal to the Tennessee Supreme Court after an appellate court ruling this week reactivated the lawsuit seeking to remove her from office.
— The Shelby County Commission has delayed moving forward on a resolution asking Gov. Bill Lee to withdraw funding for the deployment of the National Guard to the city and instead use it for “evidence-based public safety and community well-being investments.”
— The Memphis Shelby County Schools Board approved a resolution to expand bus services to help Latino and immigrant students get to school with less fear of being detained by ICE agents.
— Food pantry operators in Memphis are expecting a flood of people in need next month as more than 150,000 Mid-Southerners are due to lose their SNAP food assistance as the federal government shutdown continues.
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