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Janika White opened her campaign for District Attorney General Saturday while federal legislators from Tennessee weighed in on the Ukraine situation.
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February 2022
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Rep. Steve Cohen near Ukraine as Sen. Marsha Blackburn meets with Trump
U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen of Memphis had a front-row seat Thursday, Feb. 24, for Russia’s political defense of its invasion of Ukraine.
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Cohen asks Lee to seek federal disaster aid for city
The push for a state request for federal aid comes as MLGW’s damage estimate from the ice storm has already exceeded the threshold for seeking assistance.
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How did Memphis’ Democratic congressional district survive redistricting?
A brief history of the Voting Rights Act in Tennessee, and Shelby County’s protected congressional district.
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January 2022
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Legislators draw partisan lines over voting rights and filibuster
The two key votes of the week in Washington D.C. were in the Senate. But the discussion among the city’s representatives in Washington included both U.S. House members who represent Memphis.
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House committee questions TVA power rates
A nine-page letter from Capitol Hill questions a central tenet of TVA’s pitch for Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division to remain the federal agency’s largest customer for electric power.
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Blackburn grills federal appeals court nominee Mathis over ‘rap sheet’ for traffic tickets
The Judiciary Committee scrap over Mathis’ nomination was part of a larger issue about blue slips used to express support or opposition by Senators on federal appeals court nominees when the home-state Senators are not of the president’s party.
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December 2021
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How they voted on funding to keep the federal government operating
The federal government is funded into February with the votes among the city’s representatives in Washington falling along party lines with one exception — a senator who did not vote on the continuing resolution.
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City’s representatives in D.C. closely watching Supreme Court arguments on abortion
Reaction from the city’s two Congressmen and the state’s two U.S. Senators fell along party lines on the long-running political issue of access to abortions.
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November 2021
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How city representatives voted on ‘Build Back Better’
Early reaction among the city’s representatives in Washington the day of the House vote approving the $2 trillion Biden adminstration domestic agenda focused on a provision that would expand TennCare coverage that the Tennessee Legislature has refused to expand.
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October 2021
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Fair map advocates push redistricting that keeps cities intact
A common theme has emerged among the advocates testifying to Tennessee’s redistricting committees: don’t divide cities and dilute their voting power.
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Hagerty and Blackburn again reject moving voting rights bill in Senate
Tennessee’s two Republican senators voted against the procedural motion this week that would have brought a Democratic voting rights bill to the Senate floor for a vote.
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Cohen endorses Smiley in Democratic primary for governor
In a statement released Tuesday, Oct. 12, by Smiley’s campaign, Cohen touted Smiley’s connection to the state’s major cities.
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September 2021
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Elected officials react to Collierville shooting
Some of the reaction called for an immediate look at the causes of such violence as part of a national debate while others called for supporting those grieving from the loss of life, at least for now.
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Cordova site could be added to Superfund priority list
The EPA has proposed adding the National Fireworks site in Cordova to its Superfund National Priorities List for removal of toxic chemicals detected in groundwater, U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen said in a statement.
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August 2021
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City’s representatives in D.C. differ in reaction to Afghanistan attacks
Some say the attacks demonstrate the problems in the rapid withdrawal of U.S. troops and a lack of planning.
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City’s GOP representatives criticize Biden’s Afghanistan speech
Tennessee’s two Republican U.S. senators were highly critical of President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw U.S. military forces before his speech Monday, Aug. 16. They were more critical after the speech.
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July 2021
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Cohen discusses meeting Hagerty, and more
He also blasted the disqualification of U.S. sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson from the Olympics after she smoked marijuana. “It’s only performance-enhancing if you are in the Coney Island hot dog-eating contest.”
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Blackburn’s views on China echo senator’s from the past
Blackburn’s recent speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas was all-China, echoing some of the concerns made by then-Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson during his tenure.
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Cohen touts transportation bill while Kustoff pans it as too green
The Invest in America Act passed Thursday, July 1, in the House on a 221-201 vote.
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June 2021
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Cohen, Kustoff split on House panel to investigate Capitol insurrection
Meanwhile, Cohen was named co-chair Wednesday of the Helsinki Commission on European affairs that he has served on for the past decade. Cohen also linked the commission’s concerns about democracy in Europe to concerns in the U.S.
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Infrastructure compromise tests partisan divide
The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast recaps local political development including the county’s budget season and campaign openings for the 2022 county elections. Also, the partisan divide among area legislators remains in place on voting rights and the infrastructure bill.
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How Blackburn, Hagerty voted on voting rights bill debate
In a 50-50 party line procedural vote, Sens. Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty of Tennessee remained vocal critics of the bill that passed the majority Democratic House in March.
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Emhoff coming Wednesday to encourage COVID vaccinations
Douglas Emhoff was just in the city last month to push the Biden administration’s infrastructure plan.
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Third bridge idea ‘long term,’ takes back seat to repairs
A third bridge for vehicular traffic at Memphis isn’t at the top of everyone’s list, coming after broadband for Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland.
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