Cohen praises impeachment managers; Republican Senate primary field takes shape
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January 2020
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Aug. and Nov. ballot candidates begin campaign moves
Republican Charlotte Bergmann, who is seeking to once again challenge Democratic Cong. Steven Cohen this election year, kicked off her campaign this weekend at a gun-shooting range. Other contenders in other primary races on the August 6 ballot are making their moves as well.
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December 2019
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Nelson: Will Steve Cohen’s grandstanding keep him off the impeachment prosecution team?
The Memphis congressman is the fourth most senior Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, which wrote the two articles that are the basis of the Senate trial. But Cohen’s peers tend to regard him as a grandstander rather than a team player.
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What you can do about climate change
When we drive a vehicle to the grocery store and add a little extra carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, it doesn’t come out again quickly. For our lives, and those of our children and grandchildren, it’s there to stay.
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Memphis representatives in D.C. take starkly different positions on impeachment
The city’s two Congressmen, David Kustoff and Steve Cohen, have long had different views on removing President Donald Trump. Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn is a vocal opponent of the process while fellow Republican U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander has avoided comment.
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Fields set for March Tennessee presidential primaries
Two Republican challengers to President Donald Trump and 16 Democrats have made the ballot for the March 3 Tennessee presidential primaries.
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November 2019
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Feds announce $6 million grant for airport de-icing
Memphis International Airport has added $6 million in federal funding for centralized aircraft de-icing facilities.
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Governor hopes to add people to TennCare with Medicaid block grant proposal
Gov. Bill Lee hopes to add people and services to TennCare through the state’s Medicaid “modified” block grant proposal to the federal government, but admits he has no idea how negotiations will turn out.
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MATA gets $12M federal grant for Bus Rapid Transit line
Memphis Area Transit Authority will receive a $12 million federal grant for a rapid transit line from Downtown Memphis to the University of Memphis.
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Cohen seeks answers from governor on ballooning reserve for needy
With Republican Gov. Bill Lee slow-walking the spending of $733 million in reserve funds for low-income families, Democratic U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen is demanding the money go toward people in need.
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October 2019
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Kyle pushing gun safety legislation after Memphis town hall
State Sen. Sara Kyle is set to promote legislation in 2020 designed to cut gun violence, initiatives likely to bump into Republican opposition. Meanwhile, U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen will hold a press conference Thursday in Memphis on gun safety.
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Nelson: The ghosts of politics past – four of them – paid a visit to Memphis last night
Of the Ghosts of Politics Past that voters turned away, the first was the 79-year-old former mayor, Willie Herenton, who resigned the office in the middle of his fifth term in 2009.
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September 2019
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Cohen and Kustoff differ on Trump impeachment inquiry
Reaction to the opening of an impeachment inquiry announced Tuesday by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi also included Republican U.S. Senate contender Bill Hagerty.
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Cohen calls for federal administrator to reject Tennessee block grant proposal
Congressman Steve Cohen is urging a federal official to reject Tennessee’s block grant proposal for Medicaid funds, saying it would violate federal law and “inflict serious harm to recipients in Memphis and Shelby County.”
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Campaign Notes: Foote Homes milestone, return of Mark Clayton, City Hall appointments
The city campaign season this week saw a milestone in the move away from large public housing developments, an endorsement ballot topped by a questionable political figure and discussion about new appointments at City Hall beyond the Oct. 3 election results.
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August 2019
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Lee pinpoints cybersecurity as potential tool to stop shootings
Gov. Bill Lee is analyzing gun control legislation in the wake of two mass shootings nationally but appears most interested in cybersecurity to stop people who show signs of radicalism or mental “instability.”
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Strong to challenge Cohen in 2020 Democratic Congressional primary
Former Shelby County Democratic Party chairman Corey Strong will challenge U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen in the August 2020 Democratic Congressional primary.
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July 2019
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Memphis ballot changes on way to certification by Election Commission
The Shelby County Election Commission meets Thursday to certify the ballot for the Oct. 3 nonpartisan elections. Meanwhile, city council contender Cody Fletcher said on the Daily Memphian Politics Podcast that criticism of his switch to another council race takes time away from discussion of more substantial issues.
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Decisions, political red meat and summer heat meet at city filing deadline
The ballot for the October Memphis elections is almost set with Thursday's filing deadline for candidates. Meanwhile, candidates barely paused for the deadline before resuming the summer campaign.
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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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Supreme Court lets states continue gerrymandering unchecked
The impact of a U.S. Supreme Court decision in which it declined to set limits on partisan gerrymandering could be felt in Tennessee when it starts redistricting in two years, drawing support from Republicans and opposition from Democrats.
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Bryant sees reparations focused on access to education and scaling up of internships
The founder of Operation HOPE was in Memphis Thursday to keynote the closing day of city government's symposium on minority business. Bryant also outlined his goals for sustaining the nonprofit that works with financial institutions and some of the world's biggest corporate names.
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May 2019
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Cohen calls Barr ‘chicken’ as Republicans back attorney general
U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen of Memphis reacted to Attorney General William Barr's no-show before the House Judiciary Committee Thursday by bringing a ceramic chicken and a bucket of KFC. The reaction of the city's Republican representatives in Washington has been decidedly different.
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April 2019
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Memphis congressional leaders react to redacted Mueller report
Local legislators reacted along party lines Thursday to the release of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference into the 2016 presidential election.
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Strong cautions Democrats against ‘deficit mindset’ at local party convention
Shelby County Democratic Party chairman Corey Strong says local Democrats made a good start in the 2018 county elections, sweeping every countywide office on the ballot and improving the Democratic majority on the Shelby County Commission to eight seats.
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