A guide to how city government works
A few basics as Memphis City Council’s new term begins
Members of the city council bow their heads in prayer while councilman Martavius Jones' son Jarred looks out at the audience during the Jan. 1, 2020 inauguration ceremony at the University of Memphis. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
The Daily Memphian's primer on the ground rules, customs, proverbs and unwritten rules that keep City Hall running.
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Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for more than 40 years.
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