There are 182 article(s) tagged Steve Cohen:

• December 2023

  • Memphis-Nashville passenger-rail line gets $500K federal grant

    “Once this service is in operation, much of the country will be accessible by rail from Memphis,” said U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn. “This is a very big deal.”

    By Bill Dries December 07, 2023

• November 2023

  • Old Melrose High shows signs of new life

    What was once Melrose High School will reopen in the fall as both a public library and senior housing. On Monday, Orange Mound community leaders got a sneak peek. 

    By Bill Dries November 28, 2023

• October 2023

  • Cohen says combined Israel-Ukraine aid package in Senate could overcome House opposition

    Cohen said Tuesday, Oct. 31, time is of the essence in approving the aid package. He also again spoke in support of humanitarian aid for Gaza in Israel’s war with Hamas.

    By Bill Dries October 31, 2023

  • Overton Park greensward compromise plan moves forward

    The $3 million in federal funding is being subbed for $3 million in private funds raised by the Overton Park Conservancy and the Memphis Zoo toward the parking solution.

    By Bill Dries October 31, 2023

  • D.C. Scorecard: Rep. Kustoff backs new speaker of the US House

    The Daily Memphian’s D.C. Scorecard tracks the votes of the city’s two representative in the U.S. House as a new speaker was chosen Wednesday, Oct. 25.

    By Bill Dries October 25, 2023

  • D.C. Scorecard: War in Gaza

    The Daily Memphian’s D.C. Scorecard finds bipartisan support for Israel among the city’s representatives in the Capitol but disagreement on what if any role the U.S. unfreezing Iranian assets may have played Israel’s war with Hamas in Gaza.

    By Bill Dries October 09, 2023

  • D.C. Scorecard: Ousting the House Speaker

    After agreeing on the short-term spending bill last week that lead to the Tuesday, Oct. 3, vote on ousting House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, Congressmen Steve Cohen and David Kustoff parted company on McCarthy’s political fate.

    By Bill Dries October 04, 2023

  • D.C. Scorecard: Cohen, Kustoff vote for spending stop-gap while Hagerty, Blackburn vote no

    U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen was among the Democratic majority voting for the bill, and Rep. David Kustoff was among the 126 Republicans who voted for it.

    By Bill Dries October 02, 2023

• September 2023

  • Political Roundup: Early voting, a blue wave strategy and a sign removal blitz

    The opening day of early voting in Memphis elections posts numbers closer to opening day in 2015 than 2019. Also in the round up, trying to apply a “blue wave” strategy to nonpartisan city elections.

    By Bill Dries September 17, 2023

• June 2023

  • D.C. Scorecard: The Schiff censure, the Durham probe, TVA

    This D.C. Scorecard includes the censure of the Democrat who made the House’s case for former President Donald Trump’s first impeachment and a grilling of the special counsel who investigated the FBI’s handling of allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 election.

    By Bill Dries June 25, 2023

  • D.C. Scorecard: Trump’s indictment, Cohen on Amtrak; Kustoff at Le Bonheur

    The D.C. Scorecard shows partisan lines still intact among the city’s four representatives on the espionage indictment against Donald Trump. Also, Cohen talks Memphis to Nashville Amtrak service, while Kustoff talks workforce at Le Bonheur.

    By Bill Dries June 12, 2023

• April 2023

  • Steve Cohen sees the possible return of Democratic majority in US House

    “I’ve got more influence than I’ve ever had,” said Steve Cohen, who says he will seek reelection in 2024.

    By Bill Dries April 14, 2023

• March 2023

  • D.C. Scorecard: Cohen speaks at Snowden, Blackburn and Hagerty speak at CPAC

    U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen talks about a new strategy for bringing home federal funding with the new Republican majority and the state’s two Republican Senators show up for CPAC’s return to Washington. The Daily Memphian’s D.C. Scorecard tracks the city’s representatives in Washington D.C.

    By Bill Dries March 03, 2023

• January 2023

  • Cohen, Kustoff on either side of Washington’s new power balance

    Republican David Kustoff sees the prolonged balloting for the new Speaker as a healthy sign for Republican unity. Democrat Steve Cohen says Republicans will remain unified in the short term, but not in the longer term.

    By Bill Dries January 13, 2023

• December 2022

  • Cohen and Kustoff react to antisemitism

    Shelby County’s two U.S. congressmen made statements after former President Donald Trump’s dinner with the rapper Ye and the white supremacist/ Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes.

    By Ian Round December 02, 2022

  • D.C. scorecard: Same-sex marriage, rail strike

    Here’s how the city’s representatives in Washington D.C. voted on the two major issues and what they had to say about it on social media.

    By Bill Dries December 02, 2022

• November 2022

  • Steve Cohen, David Kustoff reelected to U.S. House

    Democrat Steve Cohen and Republican David Kustoff were heavily favored to win reelection and did. But which party will be the majority in the U.S. House is still in doubt.

    By Bill Dries November 09, 2022

  • Memphis Election Day answers questions away from national spotlight

    The ballot features a statewide race for governor and questions about voter interest as well as the county’s balance between Republicans and Democrats.

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    By Bill Dries November 08, 2022

  • Political Roundup: Early voting, Cohen & Kustoff, Memphis mayor’s race

    Thursday is the last day to vote early ahead of next Tuesday’s election day, as congressmen David Kustoff and Steve Cohen predict who will control the House. Plus: Notes on school funding, MLGW and the first mayoral forum.

    By Bill Dries November 05, 2022

  • Serenity Recovery Centers gets $500k federal grant for residential pregnancy treatment

    The NIH grant will provide services for pregnant women trying to overcome substance abuse addiction. The director of Serenity Recovery Centers says she hopes it can end the practice of incarcerated women with such issues giving birth in prison and immediately losing custody of newborns.

    By Bill Dries November 02, 2022

• September 2022

  • Kevin Ritz confirmed by U.S. Senate as new U.S. Attorney

    Ritz was recommended to the White House by U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen of Memphis and succeeds Joe Murphy, who had been acting U.S. Attorney since February 2021.

    By Bill Dries September 22, 2022

  • Senate confirms Andre Mathis to federal appeals court

    The Butler Snow law partner becomes the first Black man from Tennessee to serve on the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

    By Bill Dries September 08, 2022

• August 2022

  • MATA celebrates additional $140M in federal funding

    With the funding, MATA is looking to add “service in the streets,” but it also hopes to move to a new headquarters within three years. 

    By Bill Dries August 25, 2022

  • Panel highlights Memphis’ impact on national civil rights movement

    Community leaders and officials highlighted the legacy of Stax, the record label and museum, with a musical performance and panel in celebration of its addition to the U.S. Civil Rights Trail. 

    By Daja E. Henry August 02, 2022

• July 2022

  • Ceremony honors the late Judge Odell Horton as federal building is renamed

    Rep. Steve Cohen led the unveiling of a sign proclaiming the Odell Horton Federal Building. 

    Related story:

    “Giant of a judge:” The life and legacy of Judge Odell Horton

    By Laura Faith Kebede July 25, 2022