City Council, pipeline companies working out terms of truce
On Tuesday, both sides in the pipeline dispute agreed to put their actions on hold until July.
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May 2021
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March 2021
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Highly contagious, resistant P.1 variant presents new challenges
The P.1 variant, a mutation of the Brazilian strain, can infect people who have already had COVID-19; the vaccine is thought to be less effective against it.
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Rocky legal terrain lies between Byhalia pipeline positions and reality
Opponents of the oil pipeline want to keep the dispute in local and state courts. But federal courts have helped to speed up the legal process for pipeline companies. Both approaches are in play behind a blossoming opposition movement that has linked arms with past environmental struggles in the city.
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Pipeline Players: Who's who in the controversy over the Byhalia Connection Pipeline
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February 2021
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Council approves nine-month ban on permits for smoke shops
The moratorium is a reaction to plans for a smoke shop on McLean Boulevard across from Snowden School in Midtown.
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MLGW change in debt policy could help with TVA split
A proposed change in the utility’s debt policy could allow it to build a power generating plant, which would be key if MLGW cuts its ties to TVA, and pay for the plant with the savings to come from it.
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January 2021
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Health Dept. will issue Health Directive No. 17 on Jan. 20
The indoor capacity of restaurants will increase from 25% to 50%, effective Saturday, Jan. 23.
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December 2020
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Beale St. Music Festival canceled as City Council mulls ‘safer at home’
The Memphis In May International Festival is calling off the Beale Street Music Festival in May as the Memphis City Council considers urging a Christmas week “safer at home” order.
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Council bottled water resolution bobs back to surface
A voting miscue Tuesday was reversed Wednesday with the passage of the resolution that directs the mayor to draw up a plan to end the use of any city money to buy bottled water.
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City Council unites on statewide mask mandate
The council voted unanimously Tuesday to urge a statewide mask mandate, and several council members said their earlier vote against the city’s mask ordinance was wrong.
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November 2020
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Council discusses violent crime task force, change in MPD leadership
The task force is among the recommendations in a violent crime blueprint touted by council member Jeff Warren for the past year. Meanwhile, the city should have a new police director by the spring and the head of the MPD is a key player in such a task force.
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Discussions spur dialogue for change
A variety of community voices spoke out on police reform during two discussions last week.
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October 2020
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New try at larger MPD is among task force goals
The violent crime task force is forming as Police Director Michael Rallings told City Council members Tuesday that more officers means less crime. The city has already this year set a record for the number of annual homicides.
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MLGW-TVA discussion must move faster, city council member says
Memphis City Council member Jeff Warren on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast says there could still be an agreement on the next step in the MLGW-TVA issue. He also warns that the Tennessee Legislature could close the door on a possible MLGW exit from TVA if there isn’t a shorter timeline.
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September 2020
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City Council, MLGW board could meet on utility cutoffs
MLGW declared a moratorium on utility cutoffs in mid-March as the worldwide pandemic was declared. This month, when the moratorium was lifted, the utility received an overwhelming number of calls to work out payment plans and avoid cutoffs.
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June 2020
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George Floyd’s death leaves police and fire residency ballot question in new light
A city task force on public safety started its work this week with several calls for hiring local in the police and fire ranks. Meanwhile, an effort to remove from the Nov. 3 election ballot a proposal for allowing the city to hire police and firefighters who live outside the county may be picking up momentum.
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Mask ordinance gets boost as way to promote business
Enforcing the ordinance requiring face coverings at indoor public places relies on business owners' participation, says sponsor of city council measure.
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City Council concerned about rise in COVID cases, could call early vote on mask requirement
Council members expressed alarm at the rise in the daily COVID-19 case count locally and are prepared to call a special meeting Friday to enact a mask requirement in public places within Memphis.
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Final vote on Memphis mask requirement delayed
Councilman says consensus from local officials could come soon if a recent uptick in coronavirus cases continues.
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City Council could wrap ‘difficult’ budget season Tuesday
The council also takes a final vote on a mask ordinance and talks about rules to better regulate lobbyists at City Hall.
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The politics of face masks
The Memphis City Council could vote this week to require citizens to wear face masks in public places. The facial coverings have touched a political nerve and divide, although proponents of the push for masks say it's not political.
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May 2020
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Recommend or require: Dividing line in mask debate
Wearing a mask or facial covering, and whether it should be mandated or suggested, is one of the ongoing debates as people emerge into the public arena as part of the COVID-19 recovery.
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Council approves tentative first step into MLGW-TVA question
The city council approved a resolution that asks the mayor to seek specific information on what it would take for MLGW to break ties with TVA and pursue another electric power supplier. But the effort will wait at least until a first draft of a comprehensive report commissioned by MLGW is released May 29.
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City Council moves deeper into complex MLGW-TVA discussions
Up for discussion Tuesday is a move to get a proposal from a specific TVA competitor and a legal opinion that could put off an electric rate hike scheduled to take effect July 1.
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MLGW bonds move forward as TVA debate simmers
The council moved $354 million in bonds closer to a summer issuance. But the bonds took a back seat to more maneuvering in the question of whether MLGW should continue its 80-year relationship with TVA. And in the process, it looks like one rival to TVA may have been ruled out.
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April 2020
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Face mask resolution, COVID-19 council fund and Tillman Cove on council agenda
The mask resolution was proposed as a rule requiring all within the city to wear coverings of some kind before some council members questioned how it could be enforced.
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