There are 77 article(s) tagged JB Smiley Jr.:

• March 2020

  • Maybe easing grooming standards would help police recruitment

    Three of the six new Memphis City Council members talked about the larger issues on "Behind The Headlines." They are the latest council members in more than a decade to take up the topic of residency.

    By Bill Dries March 02, 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