NASHVILLE – Gov. Phil Bredesen today told Republican senators he will ask three Democrats serving on the Tennessee Board of Regents to quit.
The move is being made to comply with a state law that says some appointees must be members of the minority party, lawmakers said.
Earlier in the day, Bredesen, a Democrat, told reporters he wasn’t aware of the requirement until GOP lawmakers began raising the issue in recent days. That came as Republicans continued questioning the board’s naming of Bredesen’s top deputy, John Morgan, as the higher education system’s new chancellor.
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