Tennessee redistricting plan splits Memphis neighbors and reshapes midterms as other states follow
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — For 21 years, Steve Fowler and Sam Wilson have performed together in a band on Memphis’ renowned Beale Street. And for the past decade, the men have been neighbors on a quiet, leafy avenue. But as of Thursday, they will no longer cast the same ballot despite living across the street from each other. That’s because Tennessee’s Republican-controlled legislature redrew the congressional district of Memphis , which has long enjoyed its own Democratic-leaning U.S. House seat.
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