There are 74 article(s) tagged Jeff Warren:

• November 2020

  • Discussions spur dialogue for change

    A variety of community voices spoke out on police reform during two discussions last week. 

    By Bill Dries November 16, 2020

• October 2020

  • New try at larger MPD is among task force goals

    The violent crime task force is forming as Police Director Michael Rallings told City Council members Tuesday that more officers means less crime. The city has already this year set a record for the number of annual homicides.

    By Bill Dries October 21, 2020

  • MLGW-TVA discussion must move faster, city council member says

    Memphis City Council member Jeff Warren on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast says there could still be an agreement on the next step in the MLGW-TVA issue. He also warns that the Tennessee Legislature could close the door on a possible MLGW exit from TVA if there isn’t a shorter timeline.

    By Bill Dries October 10, 2020

• September 2020

  • City Council, MLGW board could meet on utility cutoffs

    MLGW declared a moratorium on utility cutoffs in mid-March as the worldwide pandemic was declared. This month, when the moratorium was lifted, the utility received an overwhelming number of calls to work out payment plans and avoid cutoffs.

    By Bill Dries September 16, 2020

• June 2020

  • George Floyd’s death leaves police and fire residency ballot question in new light

    A city task force on public safety started its work this week with several calls for hiring local in the police and fire ranks. Meanwhile, an effort to remove from the Nov. 3 election ballot a proposal for allowing the city to hire police and firefighters who live outside the county may be picking up momentum.

    By Bill Dries June 19, 2020

  • Mask ordinance gets boost as way to promote business

    Enforcing the ordinance requiring face coverings at indoor public places relies on business owners' participation, says sponsor of city council measure. 

    By Bill Dries June 18, 2020

  • City Council concerned about rise in COVID cases, could call early vote on mask requirement

    Council members expressed alarm at the rise in the daily COVID-19 case count locally and are prepared to call a special meeting Friday to enact a mask requirement in public places within Memphis. 

    By Bill Dries June 09, 2020

  • Final vote on Memphis mask requirement delayed

    Councilman says consensus from local officials could come soon if a recent uptick in coronavirus cases continues.

    By Bill Dries June 02, 2020

  • City Council could wrap ‘difficult’ budget season Tuesday

    The council also takes a final vote on a mask ordinance and talks about rules to better regulate lobbyists at City Hall. 

    By Bill Dries June 02, 2020

  • The politics of face masks

    The Memphis City Council could vote this week to require citizens to wear face masks in public places. The facial coverings have touched a political nerve and divide, although proponents of the push for masks say it's not political.

    By Bill Dries June 01, 2020

• May 2020

  • Recommend or require: Dividing line in mask debate

    Wearing a mask or facial covering, and whether it should be mandated or suggested, is one of the ongoing debates as people emerge into the public arena as part of the COVID-19 recovery.

    By Bill Dries, Jane Roberts, Abigail Warren May 20, 2020

  • Council approves tentative first step into MLGW-TVA question

    The city council approved a resolution that asks the mayor to seek specific information on what it would take for MLGW to break ties with TVA and pursue another electric power supplier. But the effort will wait at least until a first draft of a comprehensive report commissioned by MLGW is released May 29.

    By Bill Dries May 20, 2020

  • City Council moves deeper into complex MLGW-TVA discussions

    Up for discussion Tuesday is a move to get a proposal from a specific TVA competitor and a legal opinion that could put off an electric rate hike scheduled to take effect July 1.

    By Bill Dries May 19, 2020

  • MLGW bonds move forward as TVA debate simmers

    The council moved $354 million in bonds closer to a summer issuance. But the bonds took a back seat to more maneuvering in the question of whether MLGW should continue its 80-year relationship with TVA. And in the process, it looks like one rival to TVA may have been ruled out.

    By Bill Dries May 05, 2020

• April 2020

  • Face mask resolution, COVID-19 council fund and Tillman Cove on council agenda

    The mask resolution was proposed as a rule requiring all within the city to wear coverings of some kind before some council members questioned how it could be enforced.

    By Bill Dries April 28, 2020

• February 2020

  • Rallings, bridge activist clash at council over police residency

    At stake is a possible move to take a ballot question off the ballot in November that would expand residency requirement for police and firefighters. 

    By Bill Dries February 05, 2020

• January 2020

  • Council moves on MLGW reflect skepticism utility is moving fast enough

    The city council voted last week to seek a legal opinion key to the question of Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division cutting ties with the Tennessee Valley Authority. 

    By Bill Dries January 27, 2020

  • City Council raises electric rates, looks at cutting ties with TVA

    The rate hike marks a breakthrough for MLGW, which has had two other multi-year rate-hike proposals rejected by the Council in the past two years. The legal opinion on bonds backed by projected post-TVA savings was part of the compromise.

    By Bill Dries January 22, 2020

  • Modified MLGW rate hike proposal faces uphill battle with city council

    The original electric rate hike proposal voted down by the City Council last month was replaced Jan. 8 with a Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division proposal that is two cents lower on the average monthly residential bill. 

    By Bill Dries January 09, 2020

• August 2019

  • City Council campaigns an unusual mix of full-term incumbents, newcomers and those in between

    Council member Ford Canale is seeking a full four year term after being appointed to the body and winning a special election last year. On The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, Canale talks about his bid for a full term and council contender Jeff Warren offers "throwback" campaign paraphernalia.

    By Bill Dries August 17, 2019

• July 2019

  • Decisions, political red meat and summer heat meet at city filing deadline

    The ballot for the October Memphis elections is almost set with Thursday's filing deadline for candidates. Meanwhile, candidates barely paused for the deadline before resuming the summer campaign.

    By Bill Dries July 19, 2019

  • Herenton raises out-of-state money in mayoral return bid

    Former Memphis mayor Willie Herenton has a campaign war chest of $62,037 as of July, according to his campaign finance report filed Wednesday.

    By Bill Dries July 11, 2019

• March 2019

  • Jeff Warren seeks council seat after time of historic change on school board

    Former Memphis City Schools board member Jeff Warren is running for a super district council seat, citing his experience as a family physician and as a school board member as terms were set for the merger of public education in Shelby County.

    By Bill Dries March 18, 2019

  • Politics Podcast: Memphis City Council candidate Jeff Warren

    Former Memphis City Schools board member Jeff Warren discusses his return to the political arena in a bid for the Memphis City Council.

    By Natalie Van Gundy March 15, 2019