Odyssey Avenue? Renaming committee makes recommendations
Some of the roadways and parks that were researched include Overton Park, Lamar Avenue, Jackson Avenue, Audubon Park and Manassas Street.
Topic: City Council
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September 2021
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July 2021
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Cordova town hall focuses on increasing police force
A comprehensive traffic study is planned for incorporated Cordova, but crime was the main topic of discussion Tuesday evening.
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April 2021
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Strickland says budget would stabilize city from pandemic’s reach
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland is proposing a $716 million operating budget and an $89 million capital budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1. It also includes 2% pay raises for firefighters and police.
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December 2020
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Memphis looks at pre-Christmas lockdown; suburbs say no way
The Memphis City Council will consider asking health officials for another lockdown just before Christmas, but suburban mayors adamantly oppose such action.
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November 2020
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Metal Museum confident it can raise $13M more for Rust Hall work
Museum’s leadership expresses confidence it can a meet a proposed city deadline: Within two years, add $13 million to the $12 million it has already raised to make Overton Park its new, expanded headquarters.
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100-year lease proposed for Metal Museum in Overton Park’s Rust Hall
The Metal Museum has raised $12 million toward a $35 million goal to both renovate Rust Hall and create an endowment, states a resolution before the City Council.
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March 2020
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Coronavirus daily blog, March 13: Grizzlies to pay game-night employees
- Germantown cancels programming until end of March
- Bartlett changes municipal services
- Municipal school districts to close through March 27
- First Shelby County coronavirus patient released from hospital
- Weekend looms large for restaurateurs
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Workshops for City Council grants to be rescheduled
This week was to have been a critical point in the grant process, with grant-writing and administration workshops that are required for getting a grant from the City Council.
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February 2020
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City Council starts dialogue on Frayser blight remediation plan
A City Council committee took no action on Lorenzo Williams' $600,000 plan and wants to have further discussions on the proposal before doing so.
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December 2019
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Council approves referendum on police, fire residency
City Council approves referendum on police and fire residency. Residents will have a chance next November to weigh in on whether police and firefighters can live within 50 miles of the city or in neighboring counties.
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November 2019
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Sanford: Berlin Boyd couldn’t un-ring the bell
It wasn’t just the insulting language that cost Berlin Boyd his council seat. Many voters were upset that he tended to favor big business over the needs of neighborhoods.
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Rhonda Logan kept ‘faith’ in pursuit of City Council seat
Rhonda Logan's journey to the District 1 seat included a 100-vote marathon City Council meeting when she repeatedly fell one vote short of getting the appointment in late 2018.
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October 2019
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Boyd, Easter-Thomas continue push for District 7 seat
Early voting in the November runoff election for two City Council seats continues through Nov. 9. Election day is Nov. 14.
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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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Council delays votes on Memphis 3.0, art regulations
The city council delayed final votes Tuesday on two measures.
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Greer, Logan head to runoff in District 1 race
Incumbent Sherman Greer and contender Rhonda Logan will face off in the District 1 runoff election scheduled for Nov. 14.
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Boyd, Easter-Thomas head to District 7 City Council runoff
Incumbent City Councilman Berlin Boyd and Michalyn Easter-Thomas are preparing for a runoff to decide the city council's District 7 seat.
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September 2019
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Politics Podcast: City Council member Gerre Currie
City Council member Gerre Currie talks about her appointment to the Council, her quest for a full four-year term in a different district and change in the election season.
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Politics Podcast: City Council candidate Mauricio Calvo
Super District council contender Mauricio Calvo talks about his first run for political office, a more diverse Memphis and explaining super districts.
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August 2019
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Memphis City Council candidates make their cases to constituents
Five contenders for District 7 pitch their qualifications as they attempt to unseat incumbent Berlin Boyd in the October election.
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March 2019
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Turner: Shelby County no longer has ‘us-versus-them’ mentality toward Memphis
Shelby County Commission Chairman Van Turner was a guest on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast to discuss the joint meeting with City Council and other county topics.
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City Council, County Commission discuss pre-K, MATA funding at joint meeting
The Memphis City Council and Shelby County Commission met together for the first time in 2019, the first of two planned meetings to discuss issues affecting both the city and county.
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December 2018
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Some public officials are trying explain away the recent referendum results
“Confirmation bias” refers to the tendency to only credit information which reinforces your own view. -
Nelson: How Tennessee got it right during the ‘in-between time’ – and the City Council should get it right in our time
Keel Hunt is a Nashville guy, which is why his fascinating new book about Tennessee politics, "Crossing the Aisle: How Bipartisanship Brought Tennessee to the 21st Century and Could Save America," is a lot more Nashville than Memphis.
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October 2018
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Mulroy: There is bipartisan agreement on voting against all three referenda in the upcoming election
Have you noticed a recent public outcry to give politicians more time in office? Or to make people have to vote more frequently, or spend more on elections? How about an outcry against majority rule?
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