TVA moving ahead with natural gas turbines in Southwest Memphis
The turbines TVA plans to construct are intended to be used when the electric grid sees high demand.
Samuel Hardiman
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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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January 2026
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Business XAI buys building for 3rd Memphis-area data center in Southaven
The company already has two Memphis data centers.
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Public Safety Memphis saw lowest number of murders since 2015
Memphis saw a 26.4% decline in murders year over year.
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Public Safety Nearly 90% of Task Force immigration arrests started with traffic stops
The Daily Memphian obtained daily reports on the Task Force’s work between Oct. 1 and Dec. 8, and analyzed each day’s report to determine how every arrest started.
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December 2025
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MetroWhile board finds xAI’s air emissions permit valid, they were skeptical of natural gas turbines
At a hearing that displayed a clash of environmental activism and the city’s business establishment, the Air Pollution Control Board said the controversial air emissions permit will stand. But it may come with a policy change.
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Public SafetyWhat do Memphians think about Memphis Safe Task Force?
Some say the National Guard “shouldn’t be here,” while others say Memphis “got the message.” The Daily Memphian captured a snapshot of where Memphians stand on the Memphis Safe Task Force and its impact.
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City of MemphisWhat a year’s worth of xAI power bills tell us
MLGW is in the process of providing updated records, which are expected to significantly alter the totals initially reported in this story.
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City of Memphis National Guard could be in Memphis well into 2026 after court ruling
The matter is set for oral arguments on March 5, 2026.
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City of Memphis City of Memphis, Memphis Fire Fighters Association winding down litigation
The City of Memphis and the Memphis Fire Fighters Association are winding down their litigation after the Memphis City Council passed a 2% raise this week.
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City of Memphis Memphis City Council passes firefighter pay raise
Before the vote on Tuesday, multiple council members raised the city’s fiscal condition.
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City of Memphis Cooper-Sutton urges ‘restraint’ in letter to firefighters union
The letter apologized for the contentious nature of the debate over a raise for firefighters, but also said the raise would not matter much.
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City of MemphisMemphis paid $2.2M for Liberty Park consultants — and it’s still an empty lot
The city needs sales-tax growth at Liberty Park to pay bonds at the Memphis Sports and Events Center. To generate that tax growth, it needs hotel and apartments to become something more than hypothetical.
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EducationThousands of Memphis-area kids could lose pre-K in January
Up to 3,000 kids who receive needs-based prekindergarten in Memphis and Shelby County might not have pre-K centers to go to in January amid a funding crunch.
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Public SafetyBefore Task Force, there was Operation Viper — and nearly 500 arrests
This spring, FBI Director Kash Patel singled out Memphis’ violent crime rate during an interview with Fox News. When his comments were publicized, law enforcement was underway on what would become Operation Viper.
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City of MemphisMemphis faces tight budgets. Will a ‘debt cliff’ save it?
The “debt cliff” refers to how much city bond payments are expected to decline in the future — essentially, the city’s annual payment on its never-ending mortgage.
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City of Memphis Full recording of meeting that includes rape remark available to stream, City Council says
The Memphis City Council addressed its YouTube stream not showing the entirety of the body’s Dec. 2 meeting where a council member compared a proposed firefighter pay raise to rape.
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City of Memphis As City Council debates firefighter raise, one member compares it to rape
The comments came as the City Council debated an additional 2% raise for the Memphis Fire Fighters Association.
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Public Safety TBI finds nothing unusual in MPD audit
A TBI audit of MPD’s crime statistics yielded no real findings, TBI Director David Rausch wrote in a letter to two Memphis-area legislators.
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State Government State challenges National Guard ruling
The state argues that a judge was wrong when she ruled that Gov. Bill Lee sent the Tennessee National Guard to Memphis illegally.
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City of Memphis City, Police Association edge toward resolution over second lieutenant position
The two sides have fought in court since early 2024.
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November 2025
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State Government State now has until December to appeal National Guard ruling
The Tennessee National Guard is likely to remain in Memphis until at least early December, as the state has yet to appeal an injunction blocking the deployment.
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City of Memphis Pam Bondi, Bill Lee tout crime decline 56 days into Memphis Safe Task Force
“The numbers tell the story themselves. They are undeniable,” said U.S. Attorney General Bondi, who traveled to Memphis on Monday, Nov. 24.
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State Government Sexton says funding for new jail ‘up on the locals to do that locally’
The Tennessee House speaker, who attended U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi’s news conference Monday, Nov. 24, was asked what the state’s appetite was for funding a replacement to 201 Poplar.
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Shelby CountyIs Shelby County’s cash crunch really about the Task Force?
While the Memphis Safe Task Force has had some impact on the county’s finances, the county is typically in this situation each year.
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State Government Memphis politicians, state tussle in Nashville court
The Monday hearing was the Tennessee version of a legal fight that has played out in U.S. courts over the past few months as Trump has sought to use the military in U.S. cities run by members of the opposite political party.
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