There are 355 article(s) tagged Behind The Headlines:

• April 2023

  • MATA’s dilemma: Capital projects are federally funded, while daily operations face shortfall

    MATA CEO Gary Rosenfeld talked on “Behind The Headlines” about the balance between plans and what they cost to stay on the road.

    By Bill Dries April 22, 2023

  • BTH: Juvenile court priorities include restorative justice, expanded educational opportunities

    Sugarmon ran on reform and restoration during his campaign. Currently, his administration is working toward implementing restorative justice and expanding educational and rehabilitative opportunities for youth in a new detention center. 

    By Julia Baker April 16, 2023

  • Possible MLGW split from TVA draws questions over the right question to ask

    Two leaders of the civic group backing an end to TVA ties say on "Behind The Headlines" that they want to hear more about how much it would cost MLGW to go with another electric power supplier without having to generate its own power as well.

    By Bill Dries April 16, 2023

  • Watch: The fight over terms for a TVA exit

    The leaders of the group “$450M For Memphis” talk on Behind The Headlines about their problems with the ongoing RFP process and why they are phasing out the group.

    By Bill Dries April 16, 2023

  • MLK anniversary offers broader view of Civil Rights Movement and present

    Two history professors, looking at the city’s Civil Rights Movement since Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination 55 years ago, talk about Tyre Nichols, police reform and where today’s movement is headed on “Behind The Headlines.”

    By Bill Dries April 01, 2023

• March 2023

  • Behind the Headlines: Local advocates discuss crime and reform

    Representatives from the Memphis-Shelby Justice & Safety Alliance, a group of various local organizations, discuss crime and criminal justice reform during a discussion on “Behind the Headlines,” which first aired on WKNO at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 24.

    By Julia Baker March 25, 2023

  • Behind The Headlines: The gap in juvenile justice

    A discussion about juvenile justice reform on “Behind The Headlines,” months after reform candidates were elected district attorney general and juvenile court judge, finds a gap between juvenile detention and releasing juveniles to keep them out of the system.

    By Bill Dries March 18, 2023

  • Bill Gibbons and Buddy Chapman discuss policing and crime on ‘Behind the Headlines’

    Gibbons is executive director of the University of Memphis Public Safety Institute and leads Memphis Shelby Crime Commission. Former Memphis Police Department director Chapman is executive director of CrimeStoppers.

    By Julia Baker March 03, 2023

• February 2023

  • Affordable housing sustains families and neighborhoods, local experts say

    “If you love economic development — if you’re into job creation, if you’re into health and wellness — then you have to be into housing,” said Amy Schaftlein, of the nonprofit affordable housing agency United Housing Inc.

    By Bill Dries February 25, 2023

  • Chamber confirms shift to advanced manufacturing, touts diversity on WKNO

    The chief economic development officer of the Greater Memphis Chamber said on “Behind The Headlines” that companies are seeking out the city’s diversity when looking to expand or relocate. 

    By Bill Dries February 18, 2023

  • Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris using local office to focus on national issues

    Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris talks on “Behind The Headlines” about his renewed second-term focus on national issues and his willingness to cross jurisdictional and political boundaries.

    By Bill Dries February 10, 2023

  • Protect Our Aquifer director: ‘A time to choose’ between energy, potable water

    Sarah Houston talked on “Behind The Headlines” about the coal ash cleanup still in progress at the old TVA Allen Fossil Plant and its impact on the Memphis Sands aquifer, which supplies the city’s water.

    By Bill Dries February 04, 2023

• January 2023

  • Calls for reform in wake of Nichols’ death have roots in George Floyd protests

    The “Behind The Headlines” reporters roundtable focused on the death of Tyre Nichols and its long-term impact on policing and criminal justice reform in Memphis.

    By Bill Dries January 28, 2023

  • National Civil Rights Museum moves to digitize archives

    Russell Wigginton, president of the NCRM, says on “Behind The Headlines” the museum’s expansion includes digitizing 11,000 items not currently on display. 

    By Bill Dries January 21, 2023

  • MLGW CEO McGowen: Priority is infrastructure overhaul

    MLGW president and CEO Doug McGowen says his priority is finding ways to accelerate the $1.2 billion, five-year plan to upgrade the utility’s infrastructure. 

    By Bill Dries January 14, 2023

  • Crime and power grid define 2022 and beyond

    Crime and the city’s power grid were among the major issues and stories of 2022 as discussed on a “Behind The Headlines” reporters roundtable. 

    By Bill Dries January 07, 2023

• December 2022

  • Steve Mulroy ready for 24-hour bail court in February

    On top of advocating for bail reform, Mulroy’s office has launched a Justice Review Unit, is working on juvenile reforms, and has issued guidelines to make it more difficult for assistant district attorneys to settle nonfatal shootings.

    By Julia Baker December 17, 2022

  • Everyone ‘made whole’ by 3G deal, say mayors

    Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris and Germantown Mayor Mike Palazzolo talked in more specific terms about the Germantown schools transfer on “Behind The Headlines.” 

    By Bill Dries, Abigail Warren December 11, 2022

  • Townsend: Hopes for ‘a renaissance of advanced manufacturing in Memphis’

    On “Behind the Headlines,” the incoming president and CEO of the Greater Memphis Chamber Ted Townsend called it a “vast change” from being a magnet for logistics and distribution.

    By Bill Dries December 03, 2022

• November 2022

  • Is Shelby County ready for BlueOval City impact?

    Two suburban economic development pros said on “Behind The Headlines” that infrastructure and real estate are Shelby County’s two critical areas as it sees growth from Ford’s BlueOval City in Haywood County.

    By Bill Dries November 26, 2022

  • October 2023 shaping up to be exciting election season for Memphis

    A reporters’ roundtable on “Behind The Headlines,” looks at the November midterm election results in Shelby County and the campaign for Memphis Mayor that ends with an October 2023 Election Day.

    By Bill Dries November 19, 2022

  • Supply chain issues and inflation make food insecurity issues more complex

    The leaders of the Mid-South Food Bank and Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association said on “Behind The Headlines” that food insecurity in Memphis isn’t going anywhere as inflation and other economic factors replace food access barriers that surfaced in the COVID pandemic.

    By Bill Dries November 12, 2022

  • Education leader wants ‘complete’ search for MSCS superintendent

    Terence Patterson says on “Behind The Headlines” that a national search is essential to choosing the next MSCS superintendent.

    By Bill Dries November 06, 2022

• October 2022

  • County Commission willing to start anew with County Clerk Halbert, for now

    The Shelby County Commission elected in August is taking its first swing at enduring problems in the Shelby County Clerk’s office. A discussion with three commissioners on “Behind The Headlines” shows a willingness to start anew on the controversy but some indications it might not last. 

    By Bill Dries October 22, 2022

  • The long road that went beyond reversing police, fire benefits cuts

    A member of the Memphis Police Association leadership talks on “Behind The Headlines” about the long-term strategy to reverse a 2014 city council decision to cut city benefits.

    By Bill Dries October 15, 2022