There are 192 article(s) tagged Steve Cohen:

• February 2019

  • Governor won’t budge on Forrest bust despite Cohen request

    U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen sends Gov. Bill Lee a second letter urging him to call for removal of the Nathan Bedford Forrest bust from the State Capitol in light of Lee's "stated regret" for glorifying the "Old South" while in a fraternity at Auburn.

    By Sam Stockard February 28, 2019

  • Cohen urges Lee to remove Forrest bust in capitol

    U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen of Memphis says despite differences over the capitol's Forrest bust, he has a better relationship so far with Republican Gov. Bill Lee than Lee's predecessor, Bill Haslam.

    By Bill Dries February 22, 2019

• January 2019

  • Women’s March moves from streets to midterms and beyond

    A dozen local organizations rallied Saturday at Clayborn Temple in a follow up to last weekend’s Memphis Women’s March that focused on influencing the broad ideological course of state and federal government past the 2018 midterm elections.

    By Bill Dries January 26, 2019

  • Memphis congressional delegation reflects DC partisan divide on shutdown

    The rhetoric of the city's four elected representatives in Washington reflected their parties. But one voted with the other side on the last vote before President Trump announced Friday the end of the federal government shutdown.

    By Bill Dries January 26, 2019

  • Protesters gather for women’s march outside City Hall

    Protesters descended upon Memphis City Hall to speak out on issues related to American women on the anniversary of President Trump's inauguration.

    By Jared Boyd January 22, 2019

  • Alexander calls for Senate action on wall

    U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander wants to ditch border wall talks between the president and Democratic leaders and instead start moving toward a Senate vote with amendments. That's provided President Donald Trump agrees to reopen the federal government for three weeks while such a bill would be amended and discussed.

    By Bill Dries January 12, 2019

  • Sanford: Cohen squashes rumors about his political future, then makes some predictions of his own

    After putting the kibosh on rumors about his political future, U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen is making a rather bold prediction of his own.

    By Otis Sanford January 03, 2019

  • Reality and Jeremiah dominate political prayer breakfast

    At the city's longest running New Year's Day prayer breakfast, U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen talks about a new Democratic majority in Congress, Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris discusses the new juvenile detention center and religious leaders talk about reality and the Biblical prophet Jeremiah.

    By Bill Dries January 02, 2019

• December 2018

  • AG opinion could bring sports betting to Memphis

    A Tennessee Attorney General’s opinion saying sports betting could be legalized without amending the Constitution could make it easier for Sen. Brian Kelsey to pass legislation allowing gambling on athletic events.

    By Sam Stockard December 18, 2018

  • House Democrats seek investigation to clear air about XPO

    A majority of House Democrats is seeking to clear the air about allegations of workplace abuses by logistics giant XPO at a Memphis warehouse operated for Verizon.

    By Wayne Risher December 04, 2018

  • Bush remembered locally for start of ‘thousand points of light’ effort

    Former president George H.W. Bush was a frequent point man in Memphis for Reagan administration policies during his two terms as Ronald Reagan’s vice president. Bush began his “thousand points of light” volunteerism initiative in Memphis less than a year into his presidency.

    By Bill Dries December 02, 2018

• November 2018

  • Nelson: Politically, Steve Cohen’s days are numbered

    Should Congressman Steve Cohen, re-elected Nov. 6 with an even higher than usual 80 percent of the vote, be worried about holding on to office into the 2020s (and his own 70s)? 

    By Michael Nelson November 15, 2018

  • Cohen, Kustoff sound off on impact of Democrats retaking control of House

    Both Memphis U.S. Reps. Steve Cohen and David Kustoff easily won re-election Tuesday night and are preparing for a new Congress after the Democrats regained control of the 435-member House of Representatives for the first time since 2010.

    By Omer Yusuf November 08, 2018

• October 2018

  • Cohen: I urge Memphians to vote against the charter amendments

    Throughout my career in politics, I have always worked to amplify the voice of the voters that I have been fortunate enough to represent. In that spirit, I urge everyone to vote against the creatively worded charter amendments on the ballot in the Nov. 6 election.

    By Steve Cohen October 25, 2018

  • Tennessee Black Voter Project contends Shelby County violating state, federal laws

    The Tennessee Black Voter Project – reviewing voter registration applications in Memphis – believes the Shelby County Election Commission is violating state and federal law and demands changes be made before Election Day Nov. 6.

    By Sam Stockard October 23, 2018

  • Shelby elections administrator promises Cohen she’ll process new voter registrations

    Shelby County’s elections administrator is guaranteeing her office will process some 33,000 new voter-registration applications before early voting starts Wednesday, after being queried by U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen.

    By Sam Stockard October 15, 2018

  • Congressman Cohen visits Memphians attending U.S. Naval Academy

    ANNAPOLIS, Maryland – For U.S. Naval Academy Midshipman C.J. McCoy of Memphis, whose goal is to be a naval aviator, the life lesson that got him here is straight forward: “Don’t give up.” 

    By Guest Op-Ed October 13, 2018