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January 2023
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December 2022
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Fairgrounds transformation to Liberty Park has more ground to cover
As Mayor Jim Strickland formally opened the Memphis Sports and Events Center on Saturday, he had a contract on his desk for the commercial mixed-use development along Central Avenue.
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November 2022
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City council elects Martavius Jones as official chairman
Martavius Jones has been acting chairman of the body since Jamita Swearengen gave up her council seat in August. Council member JB Smiley Jr. remains council vice chairman.
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October 2022
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Compromise on MLGW leadership fails in City Council vote
Council member JB Smiley Jr. proposed that Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland appoint his pick, Doug McGowen, as interim leader of MLGW while a national search is conducted.
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City Council sends curfew enforcement proposal goes back to committee
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September 2022
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Council votes down adding mayoral runoff referendum to November ballot
The item would have required the winner of the 2023 Memphis mayor’s race to get a majority of the votes either on election day or in a runoff.
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August 2022
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Smiley concedes to Martin in Democratic gubernatorial primary
Jason Martin declared victory on Thursday night before all the votes were counted, confident in how the remaining vote would break down. But the totals narrowed considerably as he gave his speech.
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Martin beats Smiley, Atwater in Democratic primary for governor
Gov. Bill Lee is expected to win reelection, but Democrats think they have a shot after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Meanwhile, incumbent lawmakers in Congress and the General Assembly all won.
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What to watch for in the election night vote totals
While most people will be watching who won and who lost the evening of Thursday, Aug. 4, politicos will be viewing the numbers as the first indication of what could happen in the next election and the elections to follow.
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Shelby County’s ‘big ballot’ Election Day arrives with theme of change
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July 2022
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Democratic gubernatorial candidates tout personal experience in final primary debate
Memphis City Councilman JB Smiley Jr., Nashville-based critical-care physician Jason Martin and Memphis activist Carnita Atwater touted their qualifications for Tennessee governor.
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Council blocks additional funding to enforce state abortion laws
The resolution by council member JB Smiley, who is also seeking the Democratic nomination for Tennessee governor, calls on county law-enforcement officials not to enforce state abortion law.
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City Council approves Frayser expansion of manufactured housing
City attorney ready to make recommendation on energy consultant for TVA-MLGW debate
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Gubernatorial candidate calls on local law enforcement to make abortion low priority
The proposal is a response to the recent ban on abortions in Tennessee following the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
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June 2022
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Democratic candidates for governor debate health care, guns, teacher pay
The Democratic candidates in the race are Memphis City Councilman JB Smiley Jr., Nashville-based critical-care physician Jason Martin and Memphis activist Carnita Atwater.
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City Council rejects used-car lot on Elvis Presley Boulevard
The council also discussed the riverfront’s Cobblestone Landing, a blight and illegal dumping task force and police escorts for Donald Trump’s Southaven speech.
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Resolution to deny Trump security fizzles at City Hall
A city council resolution calling for Memphis Police to not get involved in any escort of the former President if he comes through the city later this month didn’t make it to Tuesday’s council agenda.
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City Council eyes police pay, Mud Island monorail at end of budget season
The Memphis City Council members could close out its 2022 budget season Tuesday, June 7, with a set of votes on a new property tax rate and operating and capital budgets.
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May 2022
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City Council final vote scheduled on expanding term limits
The Tuesday, May 24, council agenda also includes the second of three votes on a companion ballot question that would allow partisan primaries in city elections.
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April 2022
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Council debates partisan city primaries and term limits
The two proposals were introduced during council committee sessions but appear to have been discussed among council members prior to that.
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City Council approves Southwind apartments, Liberty Park management contract, more
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March 2022
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George Flinn pulls petitions to run for Congress
Here’s the latest on who has filed or pulled qualifying petitions for the August nonpartisan county races and the state and federal primaries on the same ballot.
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Three council members call for review of MLGW proposals
Letter questions the validity of the process being used to determine what it would take to get a new electric power supplier and build a new system for MLGW to break its 80-year relationship with TVA.
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February 2022
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Political Roundup: Avant may file; ‘pink wave’ thoughts, and ‘ghettoizing’
Meanwhile, Jason Martin slams Gov. Bill Lee’s state of the state address and calls for the legalization of pot in all forms. And a look at the May and August ballots ahead of Thursday’s deadline to get on the May county primary ballot.
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Weirich, Gov. Lee post fundraising advantage over challengers
The dollar figures are among the campaign finance reports covering the past six months. They also show Republican county mayoral contender Worth Morgan has a balance of $159,540.
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January 2022
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Political Roundup: Primary growing pains and a ranked-choice voting ban
There are now five potential contenders in the Democratic primary for Shelby County mayor with about three weeks to the filing deadline to get on the ballot. Here’s a rundown of the latest filings and a few other campaign notes.
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December 2021
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Williams appointment in clerk’s office delayed again by council
The delay by the city council came after Calvin Williams said he’s paid for his mistakes but insisted he never “mismanaged anything in government.”
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City Council Scorecard: A resurrection at Broad and Tillman
The City Council Scorecard examines the procedural votes that brought a controversial commercial development project and a key intersection back to life after the council killed the project in November on a tie vote.
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Council members question Young Dolph’s legacy but rename street anyway
The council voice vote was unanimous to rename a street for Young Dolph on Tuesday, Dec. 7, but it came after some council members questioned the honor given the lyrics of some of his music.
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