Cohen and Kustoff differ on Trump impeachment inquiry
Reaction to the opening of an impeachment inquiry announced Tuesday by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi also included Republican U.S. Senate contender Bill Hagerty.
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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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Elections Ballot Basics: Who are Memphis voters?
You've seen the stories about early voter turnout in advance of the Oct. 3 Memphis election day. Here is what we know about the demographics of the more than 360,000 Memphis voters on the rolls of the Shelby County Election Commission.
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City of Memphis Crenshaw Library debuts renovations in changing Foote Park area
The Cornelia Crenshaw library near Vance and Lauderdale has been there in one form or another for the past 80 years. Exterior and interior renovations began with a mural on an exterior wall and include landscaping as well as more programming and activities.
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Elections Older voters lead city election turnout
Early voting turnout through Saturday was still lower than it was during 2015 early voting. But for a second consecutive day, Saturday's turnout was greater than the same day four years ago. By age, voters older than 65 are outperforming their percentage of the city's voting base. Council districts 5 and 6 had the highest turnout percentage thus far.
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Elections Early voting in city elections picks up pace
The numbers for early voting in the Oct. 3 Memphis elections show Friday's total was the first this year that exceeded the same day four years ago.
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Metro Kamala Harris cancels Memphis appearance
The Democratic presidential contender cancelled a Sunday rally at East High School to attend a memorial in South Carolina. Several key states ahead of Tennessee on the primary schedule will determine how much of a battleground the state is for Democrats.
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Elections DeGraffreed says city court clerk’s office should be appointed, not elected
The chief deputy of the City Court Clerk’s office, who is running for the clerk’s position on the Oct. 3 Memphis ballot, doesn’t think the job should be an elected position.
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Elections Sawyer votes, Herenton senses change, Strickland courts early vote
The second Saturday of early voting in the Memphis elections came with indications the pace is picking up. The early voting period runs through Sept. 28. Oct. 3 is election day in Memphis.
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Elections Campaign Notes: Foote Homes milestone, return of Mark Clayton, City Hall appointments
The city campaign season this week saw a milestone in the move away from large public housing developments, an endorsement ballot topped by a questionable political figure and discussion about new appointments at City Hall beyond the Oct. 3 election results.
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Elections Jill Biden campaigns on unity theme at Germantown fundraiser
The wife of former vice president and current Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden attended a fundraiser in Germantown Thursday. She urged Democratic supporters to not believe that the nation is divided permanently along partisan lines. The state's presidential primaries are March 3.
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City of Memphis Conrad and Malone debate sales tax hike ballot question
The City Council chairman and the Memphis Fire Fighters Association president debated the proposed sales tax hike on "Behind The Headlines" in a discussion that featured lots of disagreement.
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Metro Arlington voters go to polls Thursday
Voters in Arlington go to the polls Thursday in the city's municipal elections.
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City of Memphis River mayors avoid words ‘climate change’ in push for funds
A coalition of mayors from towns and cities along the Mississippi River are in town through Thursday for their annual meeting. Record flooding along other parts of the river earlier this year is the major topic of discussion.
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Metro Oldham endorses sales tax hike ballot question
Former Memphis Police Director and Shelby County Sheriff Bill Oldham has endorsed the proposed half percent sales tax hike on the Oct. 3 Memphis ballot.
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Elections Kamala Harris to campaign Sunday in Memphis
The Democratic presidential contender will hold a town hall meeting at East High School Sunday evening. The Tennessee presidential primary is in March.
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Elections Sawyer says she is in mayor’s race to end as she works to rebuild trust
After three days of intensifying controversy, mayoral contender and Shelby County Commissioner Tami Sawyer said Tuesday she remains a candidate for mayor and is working to rebuild trust with LGBTQ allies no matter what happens in the election.
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City of Memphis Raleigh TIF moving toward goal of end-of-year approval
A Raleigh tax increment financing – or TIF – district with Austin Peay Highway as a corridor for mixed use development could be in place by the end of the year.
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City of Memphis Legal questions cloud enforcement of state ban on cell phone driving
The state law that outlaws holding or touching a cell phone while driving in Tennessee is probably enforceable by Memphis Police right now, according to the City Council’s attorney.
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Metro Memphis early vote numbers clarified for first two days
A total of 3,883 Memphians cast early votes during the first two days of the voting period, the Shelby County Election Commission announced.
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ElectionsSawyer: ‘It’s not about getting the campaign back on track’
Mayoral contender Tami Sawyer says her priority is healing the pain caused by old tweets. On Monday, two LGBTQ organizations issued statements that focused on a 2014 tweet by Sawyer about outing a gay teacher at St. Mary’s Episcopal School.
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Metro Arlington early vote total is heavy
The early voter turnout for Thursday's Arlington municipal elections came in at more than 1,500 votes.
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City of Memphis Council explores making state’s cellphone ban in cars effective in Memphis
With a short agenda Tuesday, the city council appears to have booted a final vote on the long-delayed Memphis 3.0 plan until after the Oct. 3 city elections. The council is scheduled to take a final vote on new rules for public art on city property.
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Elections Mayor’s race shifts as Sawyer responds to Twitter controversy
The Tennessee Equality Project and director of OUTMemphis each issued statements on a 2014 tweet by Memphis mayoral contender and Shelby County Commissioner Tami Sawyer about outing a gay teacher.
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Elections Sawyer apologizes for old tweets, says they don’t reflect who she is
The latest resurrected tweets, including one about outing a gay faculty member while in college, have become a major issue in Sawyer's campaign. Sawyer says there may be more. Meanwhile, the first day early-voting turnout from Friday was still tentative into Saturday afternoon, but it appeared to be several hundred lower than the opening day turnout in 2015.
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Metro Beale Street marker notes site of old Chop Suey Cafe
The marker is the second in the area to note the contributions of the Chinese in Memphis. It also marks another addition to a block of Beale that is becoming known for its presentation of the district's history.
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