There are 59 article(s) tagged City Council:

• September 2019

  • 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.

    By Natalie Van Gundy September 05, 2019

  • 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.

    By Natalie Van Gundy September 05, 2019

• August 2019

  • 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.

    By Omer Yusuf August 11, 2019

• March 2019

  • 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. 

    By Omer Yusuf March 22, 2019

  • 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. 

    By Omer Yusuf March 21, 2019

• December 2018

  • 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.

    By Steve Mulroy December 12, 2018

  • 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.

    By Michael Nelson December 06, 2018

• October 2018

  • 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?

    By Steve Mulroy October 30, 2018

  • Morrison gives notice of council resignation

    Memphis City Council member and Shelby County Probate Court Clerk Bill Morrison will resign his seat on the council effective Nov. 1.

    By Bill Dries October 05, 2018