How runoffs would change Memphis politics
Shelby County residents vote at Whitehaven Community Center on Election Day, Nov. 5. (Benjamin Naylor/Special to The Daily Memphian)
On Tuesday, Memphis voters also approved giving the City Council the ability to set its own salaries. Previously, the council’s salaries were indexed to the Shelby County Board of Commissioners.
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Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise and investigative reporter who focuses on local government and politics. A native Rhode Islander who lives Downtown, he enjoys tennis, golf and reading.
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