Group that funded 2023 mayor’s race poll identified, plans another one
The Greater 901 Initiative, a political action committee, was identified as the group paying for the earlier poll in an email sent out Tuesday evening.
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Elections MPD cancels potential council candidate’s event at Airways precinct
The meeting was canceled after Memphis City Council Vice Chairman JB Smiley Jr. asked Davis and City Attorney Jennifer Sink about it during the council’s Tuesday meeting.
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City of MemphisCity Council member Michalyn Easter-Thomas’ seat could be in jeopardy
Michalyn Easter-Thomas, a member of the Memphis City Council, could lose her seat after taking a job with the Memphis River Parks Partnership this week.
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ElectionsJB Smiley Jr. mulls run for U.S. Senate
He would be a heavy underdog in the general election were he to win the Democratic nomination.
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Metro TVA was ‘slow’ and unprepared during December blackouts, report says
The Tennessee Valley Authority released its own report about the rolling blackouts it was forced to mandate last December, saying once again that it “fell short” in supplying reliable power.
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MetroMLGW won’t rebid its power supply until at least 2024
In the face of political pressure, Memphis Light, Gas and Water CEO Doug McGowen gave his firmest no yet — MLGW won’t be bidding out its energy supply again anytime soon.
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ElectionsCity Council chair says body did not vote to file residency lawsuit
The Memphis City Council filed a lawsuit against the Shelby County Election Commission and Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland to stop a five-year residency requirement for elected officials from being enforced.
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City of MemphisCouncil attorney says 1992 resolution authorizes lawsuit against mayor
A lawsuit filed on behalf of the Memphis City Council, though without explicit council approval, about residency requirements for those candidates running for mayor raises questions about the charter.
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City Council chair says body did not vote to file residency lawsuit
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City of Memphis Chancellor rules Memphis City Council can be in residency lawsuit
A legal fight between the City of Memphis administration and Memphis City Council boiled down to a simple argument Wednesday — who gets to represent the city?
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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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