There are 355 article(s) tagged Behind The Headlines:

• December 2018

  • Politics Podcast: The old year and the new year

    The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast highlights "Behind the Headlines" moments from 2018; what County Mayor Lee Harris is doing ahead of the new year; and Lamar Alexander’s book "Six Months Off" as the senator prepares for retirement.

    By Natalie Van Gundy December 28, 2018

  • Detention center funding decision taps larger criminal justice system concerns

    County commissioner Tami Sawyer and activist Josh Spickler discuss flaws in the juvenile justice system and the roles a new assessment center and new juvenile detention center might play in reforming the system. 

    By Bill Dries December 28, 2018

  • Harris pushes for new juvenile detention center funding

    Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris presses the case for funding of a new juvenile detention center ahead of a key County Commission vote next month.

    By Bill Dries December 21, 2018

• November 2018

  • Palazzolo says close re-election bid reflects suburban shift

    In his sixth bid for elected office in Germantown, Mayor Mike Palazzolo says he didn’t take challenger John Barzizza for granted.

    By Bill Dries November 24, 2018

• October 2018

  • November ballot questions join long line in last decade

    Voters in Shelby County have decided 52 referendums in the last decade of elections, from wine sales in food stores to the formation of suburban school systems to amendments to the Tennessee Constitution.

    By Bill Dries October 12, 2018