Politics Podcast: A campaign roundup
Bill Dries' roundup includes the Memphis federal court case from the 1990s that has some similarities to the Roger Stone case.
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 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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State GovernmentLee clarifies position on megasite development
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.
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City of Memphis Civil Rights Trail additions intersect with LGBTQ debate
The Beale Street entertainment district and the Union Avenue location for WDIA radio join three other historic sites in Memphis.
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Elections Ballot Basics: General Sessions Court Clerk
The basics of the race for General Sessions Court Clerk on the March 3 ballot. Early voting runs through Feb. 25.
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Elections What’s in a name? If it’s ‘clerk,’ it can be a tough race to sell
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.
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Elections Ballot Basics: All about early voting
Here is everything you need to prepare yourself for the early voting period that begins Wednesday in advance of the March 3 election day.
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Elections Bloomberg supporters ask, ‘What is the strategy?’
Early voting opens Wednesday in Shelby County in the Tennessee presidential primaries.
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Metro Strickland stumps for Bloomberg
As the Democratic presidential contenders look for last-minute votes in New Hampshire Tuesday, Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland will be campaigning for former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg in Jackson, Tennessee. -
Metro Son of city employee pleads to federal mail fraud and conspiracy charges
The son of a Memphis city employee accused of defrauding the city out of possibly more than $84,000 in a lawn-mowing scam has pleaded guilty to federal charges in the case. -
City of Memphis Civil Service Commission reappointment prompts rare council split vote
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.
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City of Memphis What comes after MLGW rate hike? That’s the topic of discussion
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.
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Elections Surrogates blazing trail for Democratic presidential contenders
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.
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Metro Politics Podcast: Impeachment, State of the State and more
This edition of the Politics Podcast features a roundup from a busy week in local, state and national politics.
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City of Memphis What’s moving forward and what’s on hold at the Memphis Zoo?
On the WKNO Channel 10 program “Behind The Headlines," zoo president and CEO Jim Dean discusses plans for the Overton Park institution.
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Elections Alexander, Blackburn vote not guilty in Senate impeachment trial
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.
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Elections Iowa app problems cast shadow on local voting discussion
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.
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Elections Bloomberg opens Memphis HQ as August ballot starts to take shape
Early voting in the state’s presidential primary is a week away.
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City of Memphis Rallings, bridge activist clash at council over police residency
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.
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City of Memphis City Council approves delayed Civil Service Commission reappointments
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.
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City of Memphis Sheraton plans upgrade of city’s original convention center hotel, seeks tax breaks
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.
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Elections Democratic presidential contenders look toward Tennessee
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.
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City of Memphis City Council returns to topic of MLGW-TVA relationship
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.
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City of Memphis Who you gonna call for animal problems? It’s somebody new
Memphis Animal Services has worked out an arrangement that changes who receives calls about animal-related issues.
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City of Memphis The Politics of Garbage: A backlog of leaves bumps into complex past
The city's response to a backlog in picking up leaves reveals just how politically volatile the city's most basic service can be -- and has been -- for decades.
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Elections Monday marks busy day on local political calendar
As the Iowa presidential caucuses get underway Monday, it also marks the last day to register to vote in the March 3 Tennessee presidential primaries and the first day for candidates in the August state and federal primaries to pull and file their paperwork to get on the ballot.
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