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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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Former school board member Tomeka Hart was foreperson on the Washington D.C. jury that convicted Stone on all seven counts of lying to Congress, obstruction and witness tampering. Her Facebook post defending the prosecutors in the case got the President's attention Thursday morning.
The first numbers from the start of early voting are strong and much higher than the same point in early voting four years ago.
Bill Dries' roundup includes the Memphis federal court case from the 1990s that has some similarities to the Roger Stone case.
Governor pushed back against word earlier this month that the 4,100-acre Memphis Regional Megasite in Haywood County is not on the administration’s front burner.
The Beale Street entertainment district and the Union Avenue location for WDIA radio join three other historic sites in Memphis.
The basics of the race for General Sessions Court Clerk on the March 3 ballot. Early voting runs through Feb. 25.
The March primaries, which lead to the only general election for a countywide position this election year, is the latest skirmish between two factions – those who work in the clerk's offices and those who don't but who have name recognition from other races.
Here is everything you need to prepare yourself for the early voting period that begins Wednesday in advance of the March 3 election day.
Early voting opens Wednesday in Shelby County in the Tennessee presidential primaries.
The split vote on the civil service reappointment could be seen again as more of the civil service commissioners reach the end of their three-year terms.
After winning approval of multi-year rate hikes for gas, water and electric, leaders of the utility division are still talking about efficiencies and accountability with the Memphis City Council members who approved those rate hikes.
The campaigns of several Democratic presidential contenders are looking for votes in the state's largest base of blue voters. But so far, it has been surrogates speaking to Memphians.
This edition of the Politics Podcast features a roundup from a busy week in local, state and national politics.
On the WKNO Channel 10 program “Behind The Headlines," zoo president and CEO Jim Dean discusses plans for the Overton Park institution.
The acquittal votes were expected, but there were differences in the reasoning offered by the two Republican Senators. Also reaction from the city's two Congressional representatives.
Shelby County Commissioners' decision regarding a new voting system for August ballots isn't the final word, but a recommendation for the Shelby County Election Commission.
Early voting in the state’s presidential primary is a week away.
At stake is a possible move to take a ballot question off the ballot in November that would expand residency requirement for police and firefighters.
But the council vote on one of the two commissioners was less than unanimous. Council member Worth Morgan questioned whether appeals to the commission of firings and disciplinary actions are creating a culture City Hall should be avoiding.
The owners of the Sheraton convention center hotel will seek a 30-year PILOT – payment in lieu of taxes – incentive for a major renovation of the 600-room, two-tower hotel.
The morning after the Iowa Democratic caucuses, the presidential contenders were waiting on delayed results but were also making campaign moves in March Super Tuesday primary states including Tennessee.
The city council takes another look Tuesday at the relationship between Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division and the Tennessee Valley Authority. And the residency issue for city employees is back as well.
Memphis Animal Services has worked out an arrangement that changes who receives calls about animal-related issues.