Justin Jones and Justin Pearson are expected to be reappointed soon, but the GOP Speaker may try another way to keep them out of the state house.
and attracted national attention, with Vice-President Kamala Harris visiting Jones and Pearson on Friday. Despite his removal, Jones remained confident that the city — which first elected him last year — would put him back in office through a council vote. “We’ll see you on Monday,” heJustin Pearson is also expected to rejoin the General Assembly despite his expulsion.
If and when Pearson and Jones are back in the assembly, GOP Speaker Cameron Sexton might still try to kick them out a second time. “If they reappoint, we’ll go through that process when the time comes,” he said on Saturday.Daily news about the politics, business, and technology shaping our world.
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