Behind the Headlines Podcast: Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris discusses MATA funding, the refugee resettlement plan and more with Bill Dries, reporter for The Daily Memphian, and host Eric Barnes.
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January 2020
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Harris prefers third-car fee for MATA; willing to consider wheel tax proposal
On Behind The Headlines, Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris said if the County Commission approves a wheel tax hike for the city's bus system, he would like to see a renewal provision requiring the commission to vote on whether to continue it every decade.
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December 2019
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Conrad, Robinson say police and fire benefits restoration could be on different terms in 2020
The incoming and outgoing leaders of the Memphis City Council agree the city probably doesn't have enough money from a half-cent sales tax hike approved by voters in October to fully restore benefits cut by the city in 2014.
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Behind the Headlines Podcast: Rebuilding neighborhoods
Roshun Austin, Noah Gray, and Steve Lockwood discuss the efforts in their respective communities towards neighborhood development and revitalization with reporter Bill Dries and Behind The Headlines host Eric Barnes.
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CDC leaders foresee less sprawl with Memphis 3.0
A trio of leaders of community development corporations on "Behind The Headlines" say the long-term Memphis 3.0 land use and development guidelines should give them and others working on nonprofit catalysts more of a voice in how the city grows.
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Smith talks poverty, equity and ‘scope creep’ at Chamber as he exits
Richard W. Smith, the outgoing chamber board chairman and FedEx Express vice president, defended the use of tax incentives for economic development gains during an extended "Behind The Headlines" interview.
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November 2019
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Southwest president says failure of Early College program requires rigor to try again
Southwest Tennessee Community College is willing to try again when it comes to hosting an early college high school after it and Shelby County Schools pulled the plug on a charter school approach.
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Coletta: Tom Lee Park redesign a matter of some boundaries for planners
On Behind The Headlines, Memphis River Parks Partnership President Carol Coletta offered few clues about what the mediation over the redesign of Tom Lee Park will mean.
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Behind the Headlines podcast: Crime and the Consent Decree
Michael Rallings, Director of the Memphis Police Department, and Bruce McMullen, Chief Legal Officer for Memphis, discuss the most recent ruling from Federal Judge John McCalla denying the city's motion to modify the 1978 consent decree with Bill Dries, reporter for The Daily Memphian, and host Eric Barnes.
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McCalla rules no changes to 1978 consent decree on police political surveillance
A federal judge has denied the city’s motion to modify the 41-year old consent decree barring political surveillance by the Memphis Police Department.
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Behind the Headlines Podcast: Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris discusses the sales tax referendum, MATA and more with host Eric Barnes and The Daily Memphian’s Bill Dries.
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Lee Harris against taking part of city sales tax hike revenue
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris said on "Behind The Headlines" he would veto an attempt by the county to take a share of the revenue from a city sales tax hike approved by voters to restore fire and police benefits.
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Strickland examining logistics of restoring police, fire benefits
On "Behind The Headlines," Jim Strickland says the city should be able to fund the restoration of benefits with the recently approved half cent sales tax hike for several years. Beyond that, expenses will probably exceed revenues, which is something he and the city council will discuss Tuesday.
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October 2019
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Behind the Headlines Podcast: Memphis City Council
City Council members Martavius Jones and Gerre Currie discuss police residency, the sales tax referendum and more with Bill Dries, reporter for the Daily Memphian, and Eric Barnes, host.
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Jones and Currie say restoration of fire and police benefits is iffy, could involve property tax hike
Two Memphis city council members say they have doubts about restoring city pension and health benefits to police officers and firefighters with a half-cent sales tax hike approved by city voters earlier this month.
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Behind the Headlines Podcast: Journalist round table
A round table of journalists discusses some of the biggest stories in Memphis, including the impact of the sales tax referendum, the achievement school district, a natural hair discrimination ban and more.
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Aftermath of city sales tax referendum gets more complex
Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. says, according to one legal opinion, a referendum for county government to claim half the city revenue from the half-cent sales tax increase would be a vote among citizens in unincorporated Shelby County.
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September 2019
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Behind the Headlines Podcast: Higher education in Memphis
Jack Shannon, President of Christian Brothers University, and Marjorie Hass, President of Rhodes College, discuss the challenges and opportunities of higher education in Memphis with Bill Dries, reporter for The Daily Memphian, and host Eric Barnes.
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New CBU president says outreach to ‘Dreamers’ will continue
On “Behind The Headlines,” Rhodes College president Marjorie Hass said the school is recruiting students nationally as the number of high school students in the southeastern U.S. is projected to drop.
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Rudd touts largest freshman class in U of M history ahead of regional drop in high school graduates
In the "Behind The Headlines" interview, the University of Memphis president also talked about his plan to up hourly wages to at least $15 an hour and the unpredictability of a new athletic conference affiliation.
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Strickland pursuit of basics tested in re-election bid
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland is running for re-election on a record of basics in a campaign that emphasizes consistency and separates him from past mayors who have emphasized their vision for the city. It's a different political path that has its challenges.
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August 2019
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Strickland responds to Sawyer, saying mayor’s race ‘about results, not rhetoric’
In a “Behind The Headlines” interview, Mayor Jim Strickland defended his record of racial equity. His comments were his most pointed about Shelby County Commissioner Tami Sawyer of the campaign, covering several issues.
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Sawyer says Strickland is not ‘an anti-racist’
The mayoral contender and county commissioner commented on a "Behind The Headlines" recording Thursday when asked about comments made by CNN commentator Angela Rye in Memphis last week labeling Mayor Jim Strickland a "racist' and "Dixiecrat."
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MATA chief says referendum on bus funding source could follow city elections
On "Behind The Headlines," Gary Rosenfeld said a revenue source, possibly from a sales tax hike or gas tax hike, is needed to implement a two-year-old plan to increase the frequency of bus trips in the core city and to find ways to connect areas outside of the core.
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Rallings says review of Frayser disorder continues but police responded with restraint
On "Behind The Headlines," Memphis Police Chief Michael Rallings said a federal court consent decree forbidding police surveillance has put the police department in a "very difficult situation" but that he will abide by court's ruling. He also said MPD is still reviewing how it handled the Brandon Webber situation six weeks ago.
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