The surge gets more politically complex
Also in the political roundup, Harris endorses Green in the race for Governor as Blackburn calls out Green by name. And a close encounter at “No Kings” between Cohen and Pearson.
Topic: Jerri Green
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October 2025
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September 2025
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City Council votes down National Guard resolution
The resolution opposing the guard deployment as part of a larger anti-crime initiative by the Trump administration was defeated on a tie vote.
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National Guard becomes issue in Tennessee governor’s race
The coming deployment of the Guard to the city is also finding its way into other parts of local politics including a surprise appearance by a Democratic County Commissioner at a Republican rally backing the Guard’s arrival.
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Competing rallies demonstrate partisan divide over National Guard deployment
Opponents of an “occupation” by National Guard troops in the city and Republicans backing the arrival of the Guard both rallied to their cause Thursday in the city.
See The Daily Memphian’s full coverage of the Memphis Safe Task Force
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Council members to push Gov. Lee to reject Guard deployment
The City Council could vote on the resolution, so far backed by a group of council members, at its meeting next week. It is not binding on Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee.
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Council delays vote on Regional One Health rebuild
The Memphis City Council delayed a vote to halt the building of a new $1.9 billion campus for the county-owned hospital, a move that will slow down county funding.
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August 2025
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Mayor Young says police task force getting to ‘nitty gritty’ after delays
Also in the Political Roundup: Jerri Green at Wiseacre and one less contender for Shelby County Mayor.
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Jerri Green’s run for TN governor hits a red road
Green acknowledged that part of her campaign’s struggle is to convince Democrats that a Democrat can win in Republican-dominated state political landscape.
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Read the room: Push for county commissioners to ‘vote your party’ on school board gets chilly response
Also Republican contender for governor John Rose on Medicaid expansion and “Tennessee values,” and Democratic contender Jerri Green on debating Senator Marsha Blackburn.
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What the race for governor looks like with Blackburn officially in
As Bill Lee’s final term nears its end, multiple contenders stepped up for the race for state governor. Plus, this political roundup also explores the Democratic primary race to succeed Wanda Halbert.
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‘This is disgusting’: MATA update to City Council comes with skepticism
MATA’s interim leader told the council all the buses are ready but only for a pared-down system and that former leadership spent more than a million dollars in federal funds it hadn’t secured.
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$900K for police task force could go to fix city’s potholes, blight, sidewalks
Memphis librarians want a change to city charter allowing them to seek union representation
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$900K for police task force could go to fix city’s potholes, blight, sidewalks
The $900,000 intended for “integrity in policing” could instead fund several different projects across this city.
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July 2025
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Memphis City Council member to launch campaign for governor
“And I don’t just plan to run — I plan to win,” she said.
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June 2025
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City Council adds 3% city pay raises in new operating budget
The pay raises and an agreement on MATA funding were the two biggest additions to Mayor Paul Young’s second city budget.
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February 2025
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City Council delays emergency funding decision for MATA
City Council members said Tuesday they still need a financial accounting of how MATA spent past city funding before a new board was installed in October.
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December 2024
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City Council shuffles money around as needs change in ‘tight’ budget
The Memphis City Council addressed changing fiscal needs, and approved funding shifts for a Downtown Police Command Center and annual property-tax payments by MLGW.
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July 2024
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Jerri Green becomes Shelby County deputy chief of staff
Memphis City Council member Jerri Green is moving from senior policy adviser to Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris to deputy chief of staff in the county administration.
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June 2024
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MPD asks for $15M more in last-minute budget surprise
The surprise came to the Memphis City Council Monday night, June 24, with copies of a two-sentence resolution.
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City Council starts to adjust budget, whittling down 75-cent tax hike
The council will take a final vote on increasing the solid-waste fee by nearly $7 a month — and it will vote on management for four Memphis museums, including the Pink Palace.
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May 2024
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Council members question proposed tax increase, fee hike
The hike in the monthly solid-waste fee was passed on the first of three votes by the Memphis City Council. They heard there could be increases in the fee as they also weigh a property-tax hike.
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Shelby County solar-farm regulations issue comes to a close at City Council
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Solid-waste fee goes up in city budget proposal, too
The $6.89 fee hike was among the focal points as City Council members held the first in a series of public forums Thursday, May 2, to gauge public opinion on the proposed 75-cent property-tax hike.
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March 2024
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City Council members say perception and data go together in fighting crime
Perception and fear have to be part of the conversation when political leaders are weighing solutions for Memphis’ crime problem, they say.
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February 2024
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City Council votes down health insurance benefits for itself
After several moves to delay or table the measure, it failed without getting a single yes vote.
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November 2023
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Green, Walker and Easter-Thomas win council runoff races in historic shift
The winners of the three races make a majority of seven women on the city council that takes office in January — the first majority of women on the 13-member body in the 55-year history of the mayor-council form of government.
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October 2023
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‘One tough mother’ Jerri Green welcomes voters at senior center
Green said the main thing she and her team have been focusing on is increasing public safety, improving Memphis infrastructure and investing in the next generation.
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