This is a live blog tracking what is expected to be the final day of Tennessee’s special session called by Gov. Bill Lee for congressional redistricting to ensure an additional Republican seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Read recaps from day one and day two, and see all of our coverage of the state legislature at this link.
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