State won’t appeal delay to Metro Council reduction

A week after a three-judge panel issued a temporary injunction halting the state’s plan to cut the Metro Council in half in time for elections later this year, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced Monday that the state would not appeal the decision.

With the state declining to challenge the temporary injunction, Metro is set to hold elections for a 40-member council in August. Metro argued in its lawsuit challenging the new law that the timeline would create confusion for voters and candidates.