City of Memphis
Though argument could be made to move City Hall, that’s not in Mayor’s plans
The City of Memphis plans to take 60,000 square feet of office space in 100 N. Main when it is redeveloped.
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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Metro Watch: Robinson expulsion from Senate calls to mind past dilemmas
This week’s vote by the state Senate to expel Memphis Democrat Katrina Robinson based on her conviction on federal charges is among the topics on a reporters roundtable on “Behind The Headlines.”
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Shelby County County Commission Scorecard: COVID tests, CHOICES playground and Juvenile Court
The County Commission Scorecard finds basic ideological differences remain on the 13-member body, as it moves into the home stretch of its four-year term.
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City of Memphis Test of new city solid waste strategy starts Monday
Interim city solid waste director Chandell Ryan said the citywide system has now caught up and is ready to move ahead with a new trial system in the area that includes Berclair, Chickasaw Gardens and Binghampton.
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ElectionsWeirich, Gov. Lee post fundraising advantage over challengers
The dollar figures are among the campaign finance reports covering the past six months. They also show Republican county mayoral contender Worth Morgan has a balance of $159,540.
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City of Memphis Union Station hotel approved by City Council with conditions
The council moved to bind approval for a new Midtown hotel to other parts of the project, calling for retail and residential development before a certificate of occupancy can be issued for the hotel.
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Shelby County Morrison, Sawyer disagree on bipartisanship and county lobbying firm
Commissioner Brandon Morrison wants the county commission to rehire the lobbying firm it has used in the past and called for a “compromise to purple.” Commissioner Tami Sawyer said the call for bipartisanship “makes absolutely no sense at all.”
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City of Memphis City Council approves $5M for Tom Lee Park redesign
The ARPA funding is in place of Tourism Development Zone revenues the city pledged as part of a $10 million contribution toward the $62-million redesign of Tom Lee Park currently underway.
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City of Memphis City Council to vote on $5 million for Tom Lee Park
Council members also will meet Marvell Mitchell, the CEO of a local software company, who is the new leader of the city division that keeps track of how much business city government does with minority contractors and businesses.
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City of Memphis New Memphis Fire headquarters opens on familiar ground for firefighters
The headquarters is part of a plan for a fire campus in the area where generations of Memphis firefighters have trained.
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Shelby County Ballot Basics: Laying out the 2022 election year
After no elections in 2021, Shelby County voters go to the polls three times this year in a series of elections with almost 200 races total and many more candidates in those races. Here is an overview of what’s ahead for voters.
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City of Memphis Cruise line arrivals push waterfront plans
Viking Cruises will begin traversing the Mississippi River in June, joining two other cruise lines docking in Memphis. The city plans a $62 million Waterfront District to meet the demand.
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Elections Political Roundup: Primary growing pains and a ranked-choice voting ban
There are now five potential contenders in the Democratic primary for Shelby County mayor with about three weeks to the filing deadline to get on the ballot. Here’s a rundown of the latest filings and a few other campaign notes.
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ElectionsGoodbye Morning Sun, hello new precinct system
County election commission does its first extensive precinct realignment in two decades.
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Business Judge orders more info from TVA on long-term contracts
The Tennessee Valley Authority has to turn over material about the 20-year contract agreement it wants Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division and all the other local utilities in its system to sign.
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City of Memphis City Council Scorecard: Vote pumps brakes for Broad Ave. gas station
The City Council Scorecard looks at how the votes lined up on the second rejection in three months for a convenience store with gas pumps at Broad Avenue and Tillman Street.
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Metro Listen: House Speaker Sexton defends the state’s new district maps
Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton discusses the controversial redrawing of House district lines on The Daily Memphian’s “On The Record” podcast.
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ElectionsNew voting system in limbo as May county primaries near
A Chancery Court lawsuit preserved the stalemate between the Shelby County Election Commission and the Shelby County Commission over a way forward in the controversy.
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Elections New Shelby County election machines unlikely this year
The first of the year’s elections is the May county primaries, with early voting starting in mid-April.
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City of Memphis Holmes Road improvements could begin after years of promises
“The longer it takes, the more expensive it gets,” one Shelby County Commissioner said of the project last week.
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City of Memphis Strickland touts police pay raise proposal in State of the City address
In addition to the pay raises, Strickland again called for changes in state laws, particularly around gun crimes, and doubled down on his earlier declaration that the local criminal justice system is a “revolving door.”
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Elections Democratic primary for Shelby County mayor grows
Additional candidates have filed petitions for the upcoming May primaries.
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Shelby County Playground at women’s center puts abortion debate before commission
The commission’s Democratic majority approved a $25,000 grant to fund a playground at the center in Midtown. People on both sides of the abortion issue had a lot to say before the vote.
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Shelby County Commission splits on call for return of federal oversight for Juvenile Court
Shelby County commissioners voted Monday, Jan. 24, to make a return of federal oversight of Memphis-Shelby County Juvenile Court a part of its legislative agenda in Washington D.C.
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Public SafetyThe Case of the Chase: The history of MPD’s pursuit policy
The current policy bars police car chases for misdemeanors including traffic offenses.
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