Luttrell is new chairman of Shelby County Election Commission
Former Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell is the new chairman of the Shelby County Election Commission.
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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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Shelby CountyGatewood to contest Gordon’s Court Clerk win
Stephanie Gatewood, who finished third in the clerk primary, says Janeen Gordon should never have been allowed to run on the ballot as “Janeen Fullilove Gordon” — using the name of her mother, outgoing clerk Janis Fullilove.
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City of Memphis TVA report meets with council skepticism
Tennessee Valley Authority officials got a hostile reception when they took an economic development study to the Memphis City Council Tuesday.
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City of Memphis City Council advances two questions for August ballot
The two issues could be up for a citywide referendum in August.
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Memphis City Council moves closer to hiring energy consultant
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City of Memphis Memphis City Council moves closer to hiring energy consultant
MLGW is currently requesting proposals from various providers for a possible move to a new electric power provider.
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City of Memphis Council begins property tax votes Tuesday, moves ahead with ballot question decisions
The council will mix a first vote on the city property tax rate Tuesday with more discussion and votes on two ballot questions for the August ballot — one on expanding term limits and the other allowing for partisan city primaries.
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Shelby County Cohen, Kustoff offer different views of Supreme Court leak
U.S. Reps. Steve Cohen and Michael Kustoff commented at separate events Thursday in Shelby County, elaborating on earlier reaction to the leaked opinion draft on the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in the U.S.
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Shelby County County Commission debates filling open State House District 91 seat
Some Memphis Democrats in the Legislature say they want a replacement appointed even though the Legislature is out of session. The commission put off a decision on the matter until its May 23 meeting.
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Behind The Headlines What it took to make a diversion of children away from Juvenile Court a reality
Leaders of county government’s effort to bridge gaps in the local juvenile justice system and move children with non-violent offenses away from contact with the system talked about the approach on “Behind The Headlines.”
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Shelby County Barretville General Store gets green light for expansion despite ‘family squabble’
The Shelby County Commission approved an expanded kitchen, an outdoor pavilion and more parking at the Barretville General Store.
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Spirit of Memphis New generation of poets find familiar in legacy of Tom Lee
The story of a man who rescued 32 people from the Mississippi River 100 years ago inspires three high school seniors who won the first Tom Lee Poetry and Spoken Word Contest.
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Shelby County Commission delays decision on adjusted county property tax rate
The rate of $3.399 advanced Monday, May 9, on first reading with uncertainty ahead for the second of three votes on May 23.
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Barretville General Store gets green light for expansion despite ‘family squabble'
County Commission debates filling open State House District 91 seat
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Shelby County County Commission takes up lower property tax rate dilemma
The commission, at its Monday, May 9, meeting, also decides whether to fill a vacant state House seat in the Shelby County delegation to the Tennessee General Assembly.
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Shelby County Harris proposes $1.6B county budget with lower tax rate
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris outlined his budget proposal the day after winning the Democratic primary for county mayor and advancing to the August county general election in his quest for a second term.
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Elections What Harris’ big win in the Democratic mayoral primary says about the general election campaign
The Daily Memphian’s On The Record podcast reviews the results from Tuesday’s county primaries with a look ahead to the August county general election.
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Elections Three Democratic clerks fall to rival Democrats in Tuesday primaries
Only one of the incumbent Democratic clerks from 2018’s Democratic sweep of the offices was without a challenge from within the party. Three of the incumbents didn’t survive to advance to the August county general election.
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Shelby County Gilliom leaves as county CAO for Allworld position
Dwan Gilliom referred to the new position with Allworld as the end of his career in public service.
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ElectionsMay county primaries draw turnout of almost 11% in setting the stage for August county general election
Election for mayor narrows to a race between the incumbent and a Memphis City Council member.
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Elections Harris wins mayoral primary handily, faces Morgan in August
Incumbent Democratic County Mayor Lee Harris defeated challenger Ken Moody. Harris said he expects a hard-fought contest in the general election contest with Republican nominee Worth Morgan.
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State GovernmentReaction divided to leaked Supreme Court opinion on abortion
City and state representatives in Washington react to the leaked draft of a high court opinion that indicates it is about to overturn the landmark ruling that legalized abortion in the U.S.
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Elections County primary election day offers more decisions for Democrats than Republicans
For Republicans, there is only one contested race to be decided out of 23 on the primary ballot — the District 4 County Commission primary between incumbent Brandon Morrison and challenger Jordan Carpenter.
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Elections Political Roundup: End of early voting, the Toney challenge, Moody’s support
The Political Roundup has the details for last-minute early voting as well as a follow-up on Brandon Toney’s bid to get back on the August Republican primary ballot in state Senate District 31.
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Shelby County Death ends Joe Cooper’s long, futile road back to elected office
The former County Commissioner died in January, his family disclosed this month. He is buried in a county cemetery, 50 years after his only win in a storied political career that saw him go to prison twice.
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Behind The Headlines TVA’s CEO says MLGW decision is about ‘risk’
TVA CEO Jeff Lyash talked on “Behind the Headlines” about the federal agency’s offer to MLGW if the utility stays with TVA for another two decades and local power generation by the utility.
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Shelby County Trump’s last chief of staff touts ex-president’s record to local Republicans
Former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows gave the keynote speech at the local Republican Party’s Lincoln Day Gala, with many GOP figures vowing to regain the majority in the U.S. House in midterm elections this year.
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