Bloomberg: Trump ‘buried his head in the sand’ over coronavirus threat
Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg took jabs at President Trump and his Democratic rivals during a Memphis stop Friday morning.
Bill Dries
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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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City of Memphis Questions surrounding MLGW break from TVA surface at meeting
Those who will make a recommendation on whether the Memphis utility supplier should cut ties with the TVA want a scenario on switching to Midcontinent Independent System Operator included in the research.
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Elections As primary nears, campaigns heat up for ‘election of a lifetime’
Actor and activist Ashley Judd campaigned in the city Wednesday for Elizabeth Warren. Rival Michael Bloomberg comes to town Friday, and former Vice President Joe Biden's ads will saturate local television on the way to Super Tuesday.
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Metro Politics Podcast: The Clinton Presidency
As the Tennessee presidential primary nears we talk with Rhodes College Political Science professor Michael Nelson about his new book on Bill Clinton’s two campaigns and two terms as President and the view from the Trump era.
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Metro Shelby County early voter turnout tops 2016 turnout and leads state
The local turnout in advance of the March 3 election day accounted for 12.8% of the early vote statewide. Most of the Shelby County early vote was in the Democratic primaries for president and General Sessions Court Clerk.
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City of Memphis Trump renews Twitter attacks on Hart as judge criticizes Trump reaction
Trump's latest Tweets followed a day-long hearing in Washington on Roger Stone's motion for a new trial.
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City of Memphis City Hall ceiling leaks force Council chamber closure
The city council is using its committee rooms for council sessions in a temporary move that could last through the end of June. City crews are replacing carpet that has mildewed from persistent leaks in recent years.
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Public Safety Strickland calls for juvenile assessment center to ‘get it done’
Strickland's comments about the county government alternative to juvenile detention come after District Attorney Amy Weirich called attention to the problems during a taping last week of "Behind The Headlines."
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Elections Sanders supporters band together for Vermont senator
The last weekend of early voting in Shelby County saw the local Sanders campaign buoyed by caucus results in Nevada and a similar grass roots strategy unfolding in Memphis from rival Democrats in the race for the Democratic nomination.
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Elections Shelby County early vote tops 21,000 with two days to go
The total is ahead of the early vote at this point four years ago but the difference narrowed over the weekend. And Davidson County leads the state's 95 counties in turnout through Saturday.
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Public Safety Juvenile assessment center hits a snag
“Less juveniles are being charged with criminal conduct in Shelby County. That’s a good thing,” District Attorney Amy Weirich said. “The disturbing part of this is that a higher percentage of the juveniles are engaged in violent crimes.”
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Elections Local GOP chairman sees Shelby County as purple beyond presidential election year
The declaration by Chris Tutor on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast echoes a recent message by Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris. Tutor also says he sees Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders as the Democratic presidential nominee and challenger to President Donald Trump.
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Elections Politics Podcast: The Republican side of the Tennessee Presidential Primary
Shelby County Republican Party chairman Chris Tutor on Trump, who the Democrats are likely to nominate and why Shelby County is purple, not blue.
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City of Memphis Strickland faces ‘worst budget year as mayor’
Speaking at the Frayser Exchange Club, Strickland also said the city will step up its efforts toward "opportunity youth" and talked of the coming of expanded pre-kindergarten that he described as "a whole new mindset" starting this fall.
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City of Memphis Residency referendum stays on November ballot and split council vote on Currie
City Council Scorecard: The two most recent City Council votes we review include a rare committee vote that scuttles plans to rescind the residency referendum. And a former council member encounters some resistance from the council as she goes on the EDGE board.
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City of Memphis Young: TVA/MLGW question likely biggest in utility’s history
In his first "State of MLGW" address, President and CEO J.T. Young said power outages are up and are lasting longer as the utility begins its $1 billion five-year infrastructure overhaul.
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City of Memphis Inventory of old projects could ease some of city’s budget tension
The roundup of line items with relatively small amounts of money comes as the Strickland administration offers its first details of what the coming city budget proposal will include in a "tight" budget season at City Hall.
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City of Memphis Looks like voters can decide residency rules for police, firefighters
A proposal for a broader residency requirement for Memphis police and firefighters will remain on the November ballot citywide. City Council members settled the matter Tuesday after a debate that rolled across the first six weeks of the new council's term of office.
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City of Memphis City changes course on management of Fairgrounds commercial development
M&M Enterprises will develop a smaller part of the 18 acres along Central Avenue that is to be developed commercially. And the city is now the project manager for that part of the Fairgrounds redevelopment.
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City of Memphis MLGW in talks to remove payment kiosks from payday lenders
Memphis Light, Gas and Water President J.T. Young says the utility is exploring ending its contract with a payment kiosk company that includes payment stations at 30 ACE Cash Express outlets.
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City of Memphis City Council to review Sheraton Convention Center hotel deal
The City Council also will review an agreement to take in animals impounded outside the city at Memphis Animal Services.
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Elections Presidential politics ramps up as primaries near
Several of the Democratic presidential campaigns started looking for Memphis votes on the first weekend of the early voting period with local politicos leading the charge to the March 3 election day.
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Metro Cohen: President’s response to Hart ‘unfair, but typical’
The Congressman's defense of the former school board member comes eight years after she challenged him in the 9th District Democratic primary.
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Metro Mississippi River to top flood stage
The Mississippi River at Memphis is forecast to go above flood stage Feb. 19 and crest at 36 feet by Feb. 21 before a gradual drop over the next week. -
State Government Camper: Lee may succeed in speeding up voucher plan
Two Memphis Democrats in the state House talk on "Behind The Headlines" about the resurgent questions by lawmakers of both parties around the school vouchers program passed by the Legislature last year and on a fast track for implementation this summer.
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