City of Memphis
City Council drops property tax increase proposal
The council voted down the tax hike Tuesday.
Samuel Hardiman
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Samuel Hardiman is a reporter who focuses on government and politics. He began his career at the Tulsa World where he covered business and K-12 education. Hardiman came to Memphis in 2018 to join the Memphis Business Journal, covering government and economic development. He then served as the Commercial Appeal’s city hall reporter and later joined The Daily Memphian in 2023. His current work focuses on xAI, energy needs and how local governments spend money.
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City of Memphis Why does Memphis lose power after storms? That and a few more questions answered
On Sunday night, wind gusted to more than 75 miles per hour. Shelby County was not alone in power outages, which were widespread across Hardeman, Fayette and Tipton counties.
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City of MemphisMLGW: Power restoration from Sunday night storms could take days
Memphis Light, Gas and Water said Monday morning that it could take days for power to be fully restored following Sunday night’s thunderstorms.
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Public SafetyMemphis mayoral candidates differ on sentencing laws
The Daily Memphian sent the Memphis results of its countywide crime poll to eight mayoral candidates and a list of questions. Here are their answers.
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Public Safety‘We all should be very concerned,’ Strickland reacts to crime poll
Memphis mayor answers questions about The Daily Memphian survey, which shows most residents agree with him on the criminal justice system’s “revolving door.”
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City of Memphis Jennifer Sink could leave Memphis City Hall for MLGW
Memphis City Attorney Jennifer Sink could soon leave her post at City Hall and join MLGW as general counsel.
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Public Safety DCS tried to take 4-year-old away, mom’s bail set at $500K
Brittney Jackson has been charged with aggravated child neglect, abuse of a corpse and making a false offense report in the death of Sequoia Samuels.
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City of MemphisHere’s what changed in the Memphis City Council’s fight over redistricting
A final vote on council attorney Allan Wade’s map is expected June 27.
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Public Safety Police believe 4-year-old died several weeks ago
Public documents released Friday said Sequoia Samuels did not go missing Thursday, as first reported.
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Public Safety Officer involved in Tyre Nichols case seeks to delay civil rights lawsuit
A lawyer for the officer filed a motion to stay the lawsuit brought by Tyre Nichols’ estate and mother, arguing the proceedings could be prejudicial in the ongoing criminal case.
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Memphis GrizzliesFedExForum replacing Grizzlies practice court, broadcast systems
But there was no discussion of ongoing negotiations between the Grizzlies and the city for planned FedExForum renovations and a new lease.
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City of Memphis ‘They’re upset about 10%’: Proposed Memphis tax hike draws worry from some council members
The council took no vote on the tax hike and could vote on it June 27.
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City of MemphisWhere the mayoral candidates stand on proposed tax hike
As the Memphis City Council considers whether to raise property taxes, Memphis mayoral candidates were split on whether they want to do so.
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City of MemphisMemphis could raise property taxes. Here’s what it would pay for.
Council Chairman Martavius Jones has proposed a $0.29 increase to the city’s current $2.71 property tax rate, which would raise about $40.6 million in new revenue for the city if it passed.
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Elections New poll shows Herenton leading ‘wide open’ Memphis mayoral race
A new Memphis mayoral poll showed former Mayor Willie Herenton leading the crowded field but with almost half of the voters undecided four months ahead of Election Day.
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ElectionsAnalysis: Herenton sounds a lot like another Memphis mayor — Strickland
In a crowded mayoral race where a plurality will win, the former mayor is staking his claim to being tough-on-crime.
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Public Safety FBI confirms search warrant for Ford family home
The Federal Bureau of Investigation served a court-authorized search warrant at an address associated with Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. Thursday morning.
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ElectionsMcKissack says MSCS email mentioning mayoral candidacy was a ‘screw-up’
Michelle McKissack sent an email about the district’s third grade reading scores Wednesday afternoon in which she referenced her mayoral candidacy, an “oversight” that could run afoul of district ethics rules.
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Metro Two rare Sumatran tiger cubs born at Memphis Zoo
Sumatran tigers are part of the Sunda tigers — a subspecies that existed across the Sunda Islands in Indonesia. The World Wildlife Fund estimates there are 400 left in the wild.
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Elections Bonner, Turner can run for Memphis mayor
The two mayoral candidates, neither of whom have lived in Memphis for two years, and the City Council argued that a 1996 referendum repealed residency requirements.
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Public SafetyTyre Nichols lawsuit is ‘elephant in the room’ during City Council budget hearings
City attorney Jennifer Sink says a settlement should be discussed during a private attorney-client meeting.
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Elections New mayoral poll shows Bonner, Herenton, Turner in lead, Young gaining
The poll showed Van Turner and Floyd Bonner tied with about 15.9% of the vote. Willie Herenton trailed them at 13.9%, and Paul Young had 12%.
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MidtownMemphis needs development at Liberty Park, but Cooper-Young worried about competition
The City of Memphis needs new development within the Liberty Park Tourism Development Zone to begin paying the debt on projects such as The Memphis Sports and Events Center. The problem: The city hasn’t collected a dime of the financing yet.
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City of MemphisAnalysis: ‘The most political lawsuit I’ve ever seen’ — Inside the fight over the city charter
The lawsuit over residency for Memphis mayoral candidates has broad ramifications.
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