There are 42 article(s) tagged Patrice Robinson:

• March 2020

  • City Council online meeting features minority-business spending clash

    No one was at City Hall for the meeting which was all on-line except for roll call votes by voice on matters for an institution that has had electronic voting for nearly 40 years.

    By Bill Dries March 25, 2020

  • Commission’s in-person meeting likely last one for a while

    Changes to state law approved in subcommittee Wednesday will allow bodies like the Shelby County Commission and Memphis City Council to meet and take votes by conference calls.

    By Bill Dries, Linda A. Moore March 19, 2020

• February 2020

  • City Hall ceiling leaks force Council chamber closure

    The city council is using its committee rooms for council sessions in a temporary move that could last through the end of June. City crews are replacing carpet that has mildewed from persistent leaks in recent years.

    By Bill Dries February 25, 2020

• January 2020

  • ‘A new day dawning’ with a diverse, younger City Council

    'We must be a unified and united body. If we are not, we run the risks of watering down our legislative authority and allowing outside entities comprised of individuals not elected by the citizens of Memphis, essentially, to make legislative and budgetary decisions.' 

    By JB Smiley Jr. January 19, 2020

  • Strickland announces plans for a ‘Public Service Corps’ for teens, young adults

    The Memphis mayor said the new corp would start with 25 young adults picking up litter part-time for $12 an hour as they work toward high school diplomas and college degrees.

    By Bill Dries January 02, 2020

• December 2019

  • Behind the Headlines Podcast: Memphis City Council

    Kemp Conrad, outgoing chair of the Memphis City Council, and Patrice Robinson, incoming chair of the Memphis City Council, discuss MLGW rate hikes, increased solid waste fees, the fire and police pension referendum, and more with Bill Dries, reporter for The Daily Memphian, and host Eric Barnes.

    By Eric Barnes December 27, 2019

  • 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. 

    By Bill Dries December 26, 2019

• November 2019

  • Council trying to check off various items as terms approach end

    With three meetings left in the four-year term of office of city council members, and at least four new council members coming January, the council is lining up several items for action by the end of 2019. 

    By Bill Dries November 05, 2019

• July 2019

  • SkyCop giveaway to be held for District 3 neighborhood groups

    Neighborhood groups in the greater Whitehaven area will have a chance to get a free SkyCop camera this fall.

    By Elle Perry July 01, 2019

• June 2019

  • Council delays Graceland vote, warns EPE against changing terms

    Memphis City Council members delayed a vote Tuesday setting up Tourism Development Zone funding to partially finance an $80 million expansion of Graceland.

    By Bill Dries June 18, 2019

• May 2019

  • City Council budget committee begins operating budget review with police spending

    Memphis City Council members begin scrutinizing the budget proposal for the coming fiscal year. 

    By Bill Dries May 06, 2019

• April 2019

  • Whitehaven, Elvis Presley Boulevard top ‘paving season’

    A $43 million streetscape project on Elvis Presley Boulevard between Brooks Road and Shelby Drive features all LED lighting and hopes for new business along Whitehaven's main street.

    By Bill Dries April 12, 2019

• March 2019

  • Council to vote on Graceland development plan

    A Graceland master plan that does not include an arena tops Tuesday's Memphis City Council agenda. Also on the agenda is the Poplar Arts Lofts project and a discussion about urban art.

    By Bill Dries March 18, 2019

• February 2019

  • Council rules change draft ruffles feathers anew

    Memphis City Council members are reviewing changes to their rules after the two-month stalemate in filling three open council seats. And some of the proposed changes are prompting renewed debate.

    By Bill Dries February 10, 2019

• January 2019

  • City Council tries again to fill three vacancies

    After a break for the holidays, Memphis City Council members try again Tuesday to fill three vacancies. If the council is still gridlocked, the next move could be to put the three council seats to voters in a special election.

    By Bill Dries January 08, 2019

• December 2018

  • Robinson and Morgan say council discord has broader context

    Memphis City Council members say there were some indications of discord before the rift over filling three vacant council seats. But when the rift settled in for the rest of the year it was a surprising turn.

    By Bill Dries December 22, 2018

  • Politics Podcast: Memphis City Council vacancies, sports betting, Union Row and more

    Memphis City Council members Patrice Robinson and Worth Morgan join us to talk about the council's three vacant seats. Plus: Union Row gets a thumbs-up from the County Commission and sports betting could be coming to Tennessee.

    By Natalie Van Gundy December 20, 2018