Public transit can help environment, experts tell Commission
A former EPA official told Shelby County commissioners Wednesday the county can fight pollution by investing in public transportation.
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November 2019
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Conaway: A taxing lesson
On Oct. 3, we voted in a half percent sales tax increase, raising our sales tax to nearly 10%. The police and fire unions campaigned to get the issue on the ballot, promising to restore benefits cut in 2014, but other city employees would be cut out of the tax increase windfall.
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October 2019
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Behind the Headlines Podcast: Impact of the sales tax referendum
Shelby County Commissioners Edmund Ford Jr. and Van Turner discuss the possible impacts of the passing of a sales tax increase by referendum in the recent Memphis city elections with Bill Dries, reporter for The Daily Memphian, and host Eric Barnes.
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County asks about ‘fair share’ of sales tax increase
Shelby County Commission Chairman Mark Billingsley has asked the county attorney for an opinion on a plan for the county to get its "fair share" of the city's newly approved sales tax increase. Meanwhile, Commissioner Edmund Ford now has questions for Memphis city government.
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Aftermath of city sales tax referendum gets more complex
Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. says, according to one legal opinion, a referendum for county government to claim half the city revenue from the half-cent sales tax increase would be a vote among citizens in unincorporated Shelby County.
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September 2019
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Edmund Ford Jr. says county should prepare to get ‘fair share’ of proposed sales tax increase
Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. says if a sales tax increase referendum passes in Memphis, the County Commission should go after the county's “fair share” of the funds.
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Council contenders sign progress pledge, Conrad and Ford come out against sales tax hike
The "Pledge for Progress" is a promise on the priorities five council contenders would have if elected to the body, including a possible change to 13 single-member districts. Meanwhile, council Chairman Kemp Conrad and county commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. are the first public opponents of the sales tax hike ballot question on the Oct. 3 ballot.
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August 2019
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NACA event makes home ownership a possibility
The Achieve the Dream event this weekend is an opportunity for potential homebuyers to get pre-approved for low-interest loans with no down payments and no closing costs.
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Shelby County Commission committees consider worker pay, rugby field grant
Shelby County Commission committees will consider Wednesday legislation to pay county employees $15 an hour. Commissioners also will consider measures giving a $50,000 grant for a rugby field and rescinding a resolution that amended how county properties are named.
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County Commission committee does not commit to request for school pay study
Shelby County Commission committees Wednesday sent several measures to the full commission meeting without a recommendation, including a request for a study on school district workers who do not make $15 an hour.
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July 2019
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Sanford: His seat is a target, but Cohen is having the time of his political life
U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, first elected in 2006, plans to seek reelection in 2020 and 2022, but it's no secret that more than a few Democrats are positioning themselves to run for the seat the moment he decides to step aside.
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June 2019
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County Commission is doing ‘the hard and meticulous work’ of the budget
The mayor said he "yields to the will of the body, namely the County Commission. My recommendation is that he does just that so the commission can finish his incomplete homework assignment."
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Commission faces $78M in additional budget amendment requests
The County Commission has about three weeks to amend the budget if it wants to approve it in time for the next fiscal year, which begins July 1.
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May 2019
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Commissioners introduce budget amendments for MATA, Tom Lee Park renovations
The Shelby County Commission is considering 26 amendments to the 2019-2020 budget, including one that would provide county funds for MATA public transportation for the first time.
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County commissioners weigh election commission’s request for new voting machines
Shelby County Commission Chairman Van Turner says he may propose a joint resolution with the election commission to seek further assurances before granting them funding for new voting machines.
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Politics Podcast: Voting machines, the county budget, and more
Shelby County Commission chairman Van Turner and commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. talk about money for voting machines and other issues in the county’s budget season.
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Commissioners continue push for more SkyCop camera funding
County Mayor Lee Harris' budget proposal contains funding for 130 new SkyCop cameras, fewer than half the commission's request of 325 SkyCop cameras.
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April 2019
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Commission approves resolution to ‘retain and protect’ legislative authority
Shelby County Commissioners voted unanimously in favor of a resolution to “retain and protect” its authority to fill county office vacancies Monday.
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Ford Jr., Harris administration disagree on phone call about school board vacancies
Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. and Mayor Lee Harris’ administration disagree about the intent of a phone call between a Nashville lobbyist and a special assistant to the mayor last month regarding filling school board vacancies.
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February 2019
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Commission interviews four candidates for vacant school board position
The Shelby County Schools board position vacancy will be filled by the County Commission at its meeting Monday.
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Commission committee declines recommendation on proposed gravel mine for Rosemark
More than 30 people attended Wednesday's County Commission committee meeting to speak out against a proposed gravel pit.
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January 2019
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Commission delays vote on initial funding for new detention center
The Shelby County Commission delayed a vote Monday on allocating $1.3 million for a new Shelby County Juvenile Detention Center after several commissioners raised concerns they were moving too fast on the project.
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December 2018
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Shelby County to decide in 2019 whether to invest in MATA
One of the biggest decisions facing Shelby County government in 2019 is whether it will allocate funding for the Memphis Area Transit Authority in its 2019-2020 fiscal year budget. -
County still in ‘research phase’ on finding MATA revenue stream
The recently formed Memphis and Shelby County ad hoc transportation/transit committee met Tuesday afternoon – continuing its discussion on finding a dedicated funding source for the Memphis Area Transit Authority. -
Council Confidential
Just before his last meeting on Nov. 20 as a Memphis City Council member, Edmund Ford Jr. was feeling good about his 11-year tenure at City Hall.
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