There are 128 article(s) tagged public safety:

• December 2019

  • The Early Word: Waste and water, Confederates and crafts

    Good morning, it’s Wednesday, Dec. 18. Today, the federal government is expected to announce a new initiative for seven cities, one of them being Memphis. 

    By Mary Cashiola December 18, 2019

• May 2019

  • Council sides with police and fire unions in pay raise impasses

    The Memphis City Council has tentatively approved a bigger raise for police and firefighters than the 3 percent Mayor Jim Strickland proposed for public safety employees.

    By Bill Dries May 22, 2019

• March 2019

  • Strickland proposes 3 percent police and fire pay raises

    Mayor Jim Strickland will propose 3 percent raises for commissioned Memphis firefighters and police officers in the budget proposal he takes to the City Council next month.

    By Bill Dries, Yolanda Jones March 20, 2019