Janika White says Memphis voters want ‘the basics’
“To have a family that is safe; has a good educational system for you to be able to send your children to ... People want the basics. It’s not anything new,” said the Memphis City Council super district candidate.
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Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise and investigative reporter who focuses on local government and politics. He began his journalism career at the Tulsa World in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he covered business and, later, K-12 education. Hardiman came to Memphis in 2018 to join the Memphis Business Journal, covering government and economic development. He then served as the Memphis Commercial Appeal’s city hall reporter and later joined The Daily Memphian in 2023. His current work focuses on Elon Musk’s xAI, regional energy needs and how Memphis and Shelby County government spend taxpayer dollars.
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At Greater Galatian Baptist Church on Jackson Avenue, 316 voters had cast their ballots by 3 p.m.
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