NBC News: “The Nashville Metropolitan Council voted Monday to return Justin Jones to the state Legislature after he was removed last week by Republicans for protesting gun violence on the House floor.
The 36 council members at Monday’s meeting unanimously supported reinstating Jones. The council had suspended its rules to allow an immediate vote instead of holding a monthlong nomination period.
Less than an hour later, Jones was sworn in on the steps of the state Capitol. He raised his fist as he entered the House chamber while supporters chanted, “Welcome home!””
Forbes: “The Shelby County Board of Commission will vote Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. to fill Pearson’s vacant seat in the Tennessee House, according to Chairman Mickell Lowery, who said he believed Pearson’s expulsion was “conducted in a hasty manner without consideration” of other consequences.
Though four of the county’s 13 commissioners have indicated they would vote to reappoint Pearson, one commissioner said they would vote against his reappointment over fears the state would retaliate by pulling money from its budget intended to fund renovations to a trauma medical center.”