Tennessee lawmakers have adjourned a special legislative session to repeal an underage drunken driving law that threatened to cost the state $60 million in federal road money.
The three-day session that is projected to cost up to $100,000 was dominated by a successful move to expel Rep. Jeremy Durham following an attorney general's report that detailed allegations of improper sexual contact with at least 22 women over the Franklin Republican's four years in office.
The ouster of Durham was the first time a sitting Tennessee lawmaker had been expelled in 36 years.
On Wednesday both chambers completed the businesses they had been called into session for by repealing the drunken driving law that had run afoul of federal zero-tolerance standards.
