MPD to present crime numbers
MPD’s presentation to the Memphis City Council comes after the first week of a state and federal anti-crime surge in the city.
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Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for almost 50 years covering a wide variety of stories from the 1977 death of Elvis Presley and the 1978 police and fire strikes to numerous political campaigns, every county mayor and every Memphis Mayor starting with Wyeth Chandler.
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Metro Michael Dunavant’s nomination for US attorney goes to Senate vote
Dunavant is part of a list of 108 nominations by President Donald Trump to be voted on Monday, Oct. 6, by the full Senate on the list as opposed to votes on individual nominees.
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City of MemphisMemphis mayor vows to ‘remain at the table’ as law enforcement makes its way into city
Mayor Paul Young made comments after a week that saw aggressive rhetoric about “unleashed” law enforcement. The same surge of state and federal law enforcement agencies is an issue in the race for Shelby County mayor.
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Health CareRegional One focuses on hospital while campus rebuild faces headwinds
When Regional One Health leaders and county elected officials marked the naming of the teams that will start design work on the new county-owned hospital this past week, some of the dollar figures had changed.
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Metro Bondi in Memphis: Trump wants ‘cops to be cops again’
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee met with local, state and federal law enforcement in Shelby Farms Park yesterday. The visit was the first presence by federal leaders in the city since the task force was formed in September.
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Metro How Tennessee’s US senators voted on the way to a federal shutdown
The D.C. Scorecard tracks the votes and rhetoric about the two bills that led to the start of Wednesday’s federal government shutdown.
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Shelby CountyAs federal task force arrives, Republicans focus ire on Steve Mulroy
The stark partisan lens that many Republicans have brought to President Trump’s crime-fighting efforts was on display during the Tuesday Senate hearing where state Sen. Brent Taylor spoke.
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City of Memphis The political life and times of Myron Lowery
Former Memphis City Council member Myron Lowery, who died Sunday, was also interim Memphis mayor and City Court Clerk during 40 years in the rough and tumble of local politics.
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MetroThe politics of the coming National Guard deployment
Here’s a look at the still-moving political developments in the federal intervention into Memphis’ crime problem.
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Metro March against guard deployment targets ‘occupation’ as well as Trump and Lee
A protest in Downtown Memphis was one of eight marches across the state decrying the coming National Guard deployment in Memphis.
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Downtown ‘Flash drought’ returns to Mississippi River at Memphis
The rain this week boosted the Mississippi River’s level at Memphis. But that is likely to change and return to the drought level driven by a dry August in the Ohio River Valley.
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Behind The Headlines Why aren’t there more starter homes in Memphis?
“Right now we’re at a point where the cost of constructing housing is so high,” the City of Memphis’ chief of infrastructure and development said.
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State Government Tennessee Supreme Court justice from Memphis to retire
Holly Kirby served as chief justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court for three of her 12 years on the state’s high court.
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City of Memphis City Council is on board with free MATA bus ride trial period
The Memphis City Council is asking MATA to figure out the details of a month-long trial run at no fares and reports on the impact it has on ridership.
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City of Memphis City Council votes down National Guard resolution
The resolution opposing the guard deployment as part of a larger anti-crime initiative by the Trump administration was defeated on a tie vote.
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Shelby County Resolution opposing National Guard deployment fails to pass County Commission
After much debate, the commission failed to pass any resolution on the National Guard. Discussion moved on to a new jail, grants and the county reserves.
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City of Memphis Will City Council vote oppose National Guard deployment?
The Memphis City Council votes on urging Gov. Bill Lee to stop the deployment of the National Guard to the city. The resolution also authorizes the council’s attorney to take legal action to stop the troops if necessary.
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Downtown Photo Gallery: Flyway construction begins reach toward Mississippi River
The observation deck and boardwalk are due to open next year. It will offer an unobstructed view of the Mississippi River.
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Shelby County County Commission approves moving all MSCS board seats to 2026 ballot
The vote effectively shortens the four-year terms of office that five school board members were elected to in 2024.
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Shelby County A divided County Commission to decide its response to National Guard
Shelby County commissioners will weigh in on the coming of National Guard troops to Memphis. Commissioners also return to the question of a new jail and moving Memphis school board elections.
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Metro New deputy governor, county commission turnover, and Washington votes
Political Notebook: How Memphis’ representatives in Washington voted on honoring Turning Point founder Charlie Kirk, and a resolution to keep the federal government funded.
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State Government National Guard becomes issue in Tennessee governor’s race
The coming deployment of the Guard to the city is also finding its way into other parts of local politics including a surprise appearance by a Democratic County Commissioner at a Republican rally backing the Guard’s arrival.
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City of Memphis Competing rallies demonstrate partisan divide over National Guard deployment
Opponents of an “occupation” by National Guard troops in the city and Republicans backing the arrival of the Guard both rallied to their cause Thursday in the city.
See The Daily Memphian’s full coverage of the Memphis Safe Task Force
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City of Memphis Council members to push Gov. Lee to reject Guard deployment
The City Council could vote on the resolution, so far backed by a group of council members, at its meeting next week. It is not binding on Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee.
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Shelby County ‘I don’t want to see a tank in my neighborhood’— County Commission debates Guard deployment
County Commissioners got their first look at two resolutions offering different responses to the coming deployment of National Guard troops to the city.
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