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Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise 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.
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City of Memphis City votes to accept state money for stadiums as mayor, governor address negotiations
The Memphis City Council voted Tuesday to accept $350 million in cash from the state, while Gov. Bill Lee said the state would always work to do what is in the city’s best interest.
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City of MemphisIn Young’s swagger and hope, Memphians see a chance for Memphis to turn tide
With those words and what he said in his victory speech, the mayor-elect embodied the swagger and the hope that his supporters believe he could bring back to Memphis.
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ElectionsPaul Young outpaces three strong challengers to take mayor’s seat
“This is not a me thing. This is a we thing,” Paul Young said from his campaign headquarters Thursday, Oct. 5.
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Blog: Election night in Memphis wraps with new mayor, three council seats headed for runoff
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ElectionsThe runoff what-if and other takeaways from election night
With no runoff to face, Paul Young will become the next Memphis mayor with just over 27% of the vote. And that doesn’t even factor in the low turnout for Thursday’s election.
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Janika White says Memphis voters want ‘the basics’
“To have a family that is safe; has a good educational system for you to be able to send your children to ... People want the basics. It’s not anything new,” said the Memphis City Council super district candidate.
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Cooper-Young residents vote, one says crime will be solved ‘as a community’
The biggest issue facing the city is crime, Steven Twombly said. He said the city would solve it “as a community.”
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‘The most important issue facing the city is crime’
Voter Jody Becker said most candidates focused on more police but she didn’t think that would help and the city needed “much stricter gun laws.”
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Paul Young votes at First Evangelical Church
Young said he voted for himself. “It was a tough decision,” he said with a smile.
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Sports Leftwich Tennis Center set for November public opening
The nonprofit that runs four of the city’s tennis facilities announced price increases for the newly renovated tennis center.
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ElectionsAttack ads blanket the airwaves in the home stretch of Memphis mayor’s race
Two polls made public – one in August and one in early September – showed essentially a four-way race for mayor among Floyd Bonner, Willie Herenton, Van Turner and Paul Young.
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City of Memphis Memphis unveils $750 million fiber plan with goal of covering low-income areas
City would chip in $7 million to help low-income residents afford fiber — plus $15 million over 40 years to own part of the fiber’s capacity.
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Metro Lorean E. Jones, first female federal parole officer in district, dies
“She had that quiet strength,” State Rep. G.A. Hardaway said of the first female federal parole officer in the Western District of Tennessee, who was also influential in the historic Glenview neighborhood.
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Public Safety Five former officers won’t be part of Nichols civil suit until after criminal cases
The five are defendants in both the criminal and civil cases.
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City of Memphis Documents show framework of stadium deals, but with work left to do
Documents show gaps remain in the City of Memphis’ plan to fund the FedExForum and Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium renovations.
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City of MemphisLetter shows legislators pressured Strickland on stadium deal
State Rep. Kevin Vaughan (R-Collierville) and other West Tennessee Republicans have pushed Strickland to finish allocating cash for the slow-moving renovations to Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.
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Documents show framework of stadium deals, but with work left to do
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Public Safety Bonner claims Freeman video release was illegal and politically motivated
“That video should not have been released,” Bonner said in an interview on the WKNO-TV program “Behind The Headlines.”
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Elections Young, Bonner almost tied atop field, new poll shows
About 23% of voters remained undecided, indicating that the crowded 17-person field remains very much up in the air.
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Public Safety Federal judge weighs how $550 million Nichols lawsuit should proceed
U.S. District Judge Mark Norris is weighing how the civil lawsuit over Tyre Nichols’ death should proceed and what parties should be involved.
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Elections Stadium funding could land on next Memphis mayor’s desk. Six candidates said what they’d do.
Six candidates were asked how they would allocate $350 million in state cash between Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium and FedExForum.
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ElectionsTwo City Council Super District 9 incumbents face challengers
Two of the three positions in City Council Super District 9 have incumbents facing one challenger each.
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City of MemphisMemphis’ power provider needs to double — or maybe triple — energy supply
It took the Tennessee Valley Authority 90 years to build its current electric grid, but it’s going to need to move a lot quicker to keep up with its customers’ need for power.
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Elections ‘You can’t just hide at Houston’s’: McKissack questions no-show Herenton at debate
The candidates were allowed to ask each other questions, confronting one another on their pasts and records.
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City of MemphisCity Council staff shakeup leaves questions over possible retribution
A former Memphis City Council staffer said a personal dispute with Councilman JB Smiley Jr. cost him his job.
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City of Memphis President Biden names Patrice Robinson to TVA board
Patrice Robinson will be the first Memphian on the board since John Ryder died last year.
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