There are 18 article(s) tagged Jesse Chism:

• April 2022

  • Whitehaven community groups postpone cleanup

    A cleanup effort in Whitehaven scheduled for this weekend has been rescheduled to next month because of the threat of bad weather this weekend.

    By Daja E. Henry April 27, 2022

• December 2020

  • Shelby lawmakers outline priorities for 2021 legislative session

    Memphis-area legislators say Medicaid expansion, school funding and criminal justice reform will be among the biggest issues that face when the General Assembly convenes Jan. 12. 

    By Ian Round December 28, 2020

• July 2020

  • Calvo withdraws from SCS race, backs Harris in challenge of McCormick

    Mauricio Calvo’s withdrawal accented the opening day of early voting in Memphis. Preliminary numbers show more than 5,000 people voted early Friday. In getting out of the District 5 school board race, Calvo cited his duties as executive director of Latino Memphis and the disproportionate impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on Latino Memphians. 

    By Bill Dries July 20, 2020

• May 2020

  • Black Caucus urges governor to stop COVID information-sharing with police

    The Tennessee Black Caucus of State Legislators is asking Gov. Bill Lee in letter form to end a program allowing personal information of COVID-positive people to be shared with law enforcement. Otherwise, it says people should refuse to give their addresses when tested.

    By Sam Stockard May 21, 2020

• April 2020

  • No surprise: Republicans, Democrats differ on economic reopening

    Tennessee’s Republican leaders are gung ho about Gov. Bill Lee’s plans to reboot the economy in May, but Democrats say they're worried about a COVID-19 surge that could set back the state's efforts and hurt the economy even more.

    By Sam Stockard April 20, 2020

• February 2020

  • Camper: Lee may succeed in speeding up voucher plan

    Two Memphis Democrats in the state House talk on "Behind The Headlines" about the resurgent questions by lawmakers of both parties around the school vouchers program passed by the Legislature last year and on a fast track for implementation this summer.

    By Bill Dries February 16, 2020

  • Behind the Headlines Podcast: Tennessee Legislature

    Tennessee House Minority Leader Karen Camper (D) and Tennessee House Representative Jesse Chism (D) discuss pending bills in this year's state legislative session with host Eric Barnes and Daily Memphian reporter Bill Dries.

    By Eric Barnes February 14, 2020

  • Memphians urge tougher penalties for drive-by ‘terrorism’

    House committee approves legislation to toughen penalties for shootings into homes, cars, crowds after Memphis residents urge change in response to deaths.

    By Sam Stockard February 13, 2020

  • Burying children is ‘saddest thing,’ Hardaway says in touting new law

    Spurred by deaths of children, local legislators pushing laws to stiffen shooting penalties.

    By Sam Stockard February 04, 2020

• January 2020

  • Chism pushes solitary confinement limit for juveniles, pregnant women

    State Rep. Jesse Chism is calling it a “moral imperative” for the state to pass legislation restricting solitary confinement of juveniles and pregnant women. But his legislation is likely to hit a Republican wall.

    By Sam Stockard January 10, 2020

• July 2019

  • Legislation calls for study of African-American homicides

    Calling Tennessee’s rate of homicides among black men a “public health crisis,” a state legislator is seeking a state study to find the causes and set policies to attack them, while hoping to change the perception of African-American males.

    By Sam Stockard July 22, 2019

  • Memphis legislators want to dump Forrest Day, and governor may comply

    On the heels of Tennessee’s annual Nathan Bedford Forrest Day, authorized with a proclamation signed by Gov. Bill Lee, Memphis legislators say they’re ready to end the yearly observance. And Lee indicates he may go along. 

    By Sam Stockard July 15, 2019

• April 2019

  • House passes voter registration penalties in face of protest

    Despite protests, the House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly Monday for legislation penalizing voter registration drives that produce large numbers of “incomplete” forms.

    By Sam Stockard April 15, 2019

• March 2019

  • Memphis Democrats seek removal of Forrest bust

    Memphis Democratic House members G.A. Hardaway and London Lamar are calling for the removal of the Nathan Bedford Forrest bust from the State Capitol as well as a probe of 30-year-old sexual misconduct allegations against a Republican House member.

    By Sam Stockard March 03, 2019

• January 2019

  • Governor won’t commit to increasing K-12 spending

    Lee says every department being asked to prepare budgets as if they're putting a 2 percent cut into place.

    By Sam Stockard January 24, 2019

  • Registry of Finance lowers fines against three Memphis representatives

    The Tennessee Registry of Election Finance dismissed or reduced penalties against three Memphis lawmakers for failing to file election finance reports on time.

    By Sam Stockard January 09, 2019

• November 2018

  • Towns bashes state finance registry after it fines Memphis representatives

    The Tennessee Registry of Election Finance has assessed fines against three Memphis legislators for failing to file campaign finance reports, eliciting a blistering response from state Rep. Joe Towns, who contends the body is “out of control.”

    By Sam Stockard November 26, 2018

  • Chism supports expanded Medicaid, increased education funding

    Freshman state Rep. Jesse Chism is ready to ride a bit of a learning curve in his first year in the state House, yet he’s going in with strong convictions for more health care coverage and better backing of public schools.

    By Sam Stockard November 25, 2018