Memphis Local, Sports, Business & Food News | Daily Memphian | Edmund Ford Jr. https://dailymemphian.com/feed/authors/284 The Daily Memphian is the must-read, daily online newspaper for in-depth, local journalism in Memphis and the Mid-South. Sign up for morning and evening editions, plus breaking news. (c) 2026 Council chairman, Commission member urge 'No' vote on sales tax referendum https://dailymemphian.com/article/7359 <p>'A sales tax increase (would) return our pension and healthcare benefits to a plan that only five years ago found Memphis on the precipice of fiscal ruin.'</p> KConrad@commadv.com (Kemp Conrad) Front Page Opinion Guest Columnists https://dailymemphian.com/article/7359 Wed, 11 Sep 2019 06:54:17 -0500 County Commission is doing 'the hard and meticulous work' of the budget https://dailymemphian.com/article/5579 <p>The mayor said he "yields to the will of the body, namely the County Commission. My recommendation is that he does just that so the commission can finish his incomplete homework assignment."</p> Edmund.Ford@shelbycountytn.gov (Edmund Ford Jr.) Opinion Guest Columnists https://dailymemphian.com/article/5579 Wed, 12 Jun 2019 10:29:08 -0500