There are 220 article(s) tagged Marsha Blackburn:

• May 2026

  • Cohen’s exit notes and Alexander’s memoir

    In this political roundup, new congressional districts shake up contenders with August primaries around the corner. Plus, a senator explains what he’s learned from “JFK to Trump.” 

    By Bill Dries May 18, 2026

  • Lee greenlights special session for redistricting next week

    Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has called a special session of the Tennessee Legislature to consider redrawing the lines of the state’s nine Congressional districts in a bid to turn the state’s largest and only blue district red in this year’s midterm elections.

    By Bill Dries May 15, 2026

  • Trump says Gov. Lee on board with redistricting push

    Trump posted Thursday on social media that he had talked with Gov. Bill Lee about a special session of the Tennessee legislature. Lee hasn’t commented.

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    Blackburn, Rose call to ‘flip Memphis’ in wake of Supreme Court ruling

    By Bill Dries May 15, 2026

  • Blackburn, Rose call to ‘flip Memphis’ in wake of Supreme Court ruling

    The calls to eliminate Tennessee’s only Democratic-held U.S. House seat follow Wednesday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that changes the Civil Rights Act standards for drawing legislative districts.

    By Bill Dries, The Associated Press May 15, 2026

  • Mulroy accuses Blackburn, Taylor of distorting Memphis crime numbers for political gain

    The district attorney says false “soft on crime” charges levied against his office by Sen. Marsha Blackburn and state Sen. Brent Taylor are being used to score points with their Republican base.

    By Jody Callahan May 08, 2026

  • Special session bid to ‘Flip Memphis’ becomes tip of political iceberg

    The political roundup connects the dots on the call to redraw U.S. House district lines ahead of August Congressional primaries to the broader call by Republicans for more state control of the city.

    By Bill Dries May 03, 2026

• April 2026

  • No city property-tax hike, says Mayor Paul Young

    Young is prepping to present his budget proposal, meanwhile he’s already talking about the bottom line. Also in this roundup: Marsha Blackburn on climate change and Democrats vow statewide organization.

    By Bill Dries April 20, 2026

  • As Shelby County preps for May and August votes, a TMZ video grabs attention

    As the governor’s race heats up, a camera captures Marsha Blackburn at the D.C. airport. And when early voting starts April 15, all Memphis area locations will be open.

    By Bill Dries April 05, 2026

• March 2026

  • Noem touts Memphis Safe Task Force on her way out at DHS

    Kristi Noem’s last appearance as Department of Homeland Security Secretary came at a Nashville law enforcement conference.

    By Bill Dries March 23, 2026

  • Reality check? Dropping crime numbers meet the first spring weekend on Beale Street

    A violent Friday night Downtown stokes the ongoing debate about the Memphis Safe Task Force’s effectiveness. 

    By Bill Dries March 23, 2026

  • Primary ejections and the county clerk candidate who survived

    How are candidates booted from primary ballots? Also in the political roundup, heads butt on the Memphis Safe Task Force, where Lee Harris and Edmund Ford Jr. agreed and recent D.C. votes on Iran air strikes.

    By Bill Dries March 09, 2026

  • Blackburn, Rose and Green mix it up over hockey and power outages

    Also in the political roundup, Tim Burchett at Lincoln Day, xAI surfaces at Democratic mayor’s forum, Henri Brooks on reasons to run and the shape of the new County Commission.

    By Bill Dries March 02, 2026

• February 2026

  • City’s federal elected officials react to airstrikes on Iran

    Three of Memphis’ four representatives in Washington support the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran.

    By Bill Dries February 28, 2026

  • Blackburn, Rose jockey for GOP nom for governor in front of apocalyptic Lincoln Day backdrop

    “We’re seriously close to losing our country. If these midterms go the wrong way, we will lose everything we have,” said a U.S. representative speaking at Shelby County’s largest annual fundraiser for the local Republican Party.

    By Bill Dries February 28, 2026

  • Blackburn, Taylor use new crime data to continue feud with DA Mulroy

    U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn and state Sen. Brent Taylor want more information about Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy following a recent report from a local court-watch group.

    By Aarron Fleming February 27, 2026

  • Cohen, Kustoff, Hagerty, Blackburn react to Trump speech

    The reaction among the city’s four representatives in the U.S. Capitol to President Donald Trump’s Tuesday, Feb. 24, State of the Union speech was along party lines. One of the four boycotted the speech.

    By Bill Dries February 25, 2026

  • ‘State of the City’ stormy; Blackburn compares Jan. 6 inquiry to Watergate; Cohen says ICE is ‘running rampant’

    Also in the political roundup: the art and law of qualifying petitions; August state and federal primary takes shape, and the Tennessee delegation to D.C. keeps to partisan lines.

    By Bill Dries February 15, 2026

  • What did Memphis get in the appropriations bills?

    Here’s a list of “community funding requests” or earmarks approved as part of the appropriations bills that cleared the House and Senate and were signed into law this week by President Donald Trump.

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    Dodging another government shutdown: How local politicians voted

    By Bill Dries February 09, 2026

  • Dodging another government shutdown: How local politicians voted

    The D.C. Scorecard tracks the votes of the city’s Congressmen and two U.S. Senators in the latest move to avert a federal government shutdown. Also: The latest on phone records.

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    What did Memphis get in the appropriations bills?

    By Bill Dries February 06, 2026

• January 2026

  • Politics roundup: Trump non-endorsement, ICE and ice, campaign reports

    U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn gets an almost-endorsement from President Donald Trump in her run for governor. Jerri Green talks about ICE and ice. And some campaign finance reports get filed early.

    By Bill Dries January 31, 2026

  • Lee Harris makes a list. Marie Feagins makes Democrats nervous. A candidate makes reference to Wanda Halbert’s inspirational leadership.

    Also in the political roundup, Jerri Green gets a new job and stays on the campaign trail. And meet the first Republican contender for County Mayor.

    By Bill Dries January 11, 2026

• December 2025

  • Marsha Blackburn targets cargo theft in Memphis with new federal legislation

    Sen. Marsha Blackburn, the Tennessee Republican running for governor, is proposing bipartisan legislation that would give Memphis additional law enforcement resources and funding for technology to combat cargo theft.

    By Laura Testino December 04, 2025

• November 2025

  • Pam Bondi, Bill Lee tout crime decline 56 days into Memphis Safe Task Force

    “The numbers tell the story themselves. They are undeniable,” said U.S. Attorney General Bondi, who traveled to Memphis on Monday, Nov. 24.

    By Samuel Hardiman November 25, 2025

  • Questions linger for Marsha Blackburn on phone records pay out

    Also in the political roundup, one county mayoral contender calls out current Mayor Lee Harris’ administration for its funding shortfall and another calls for change in the government’s relationship to the school system.

    By Bill Dries November 17, 2025

  • Bill that ended government shutdown could pay Tennessee’s US senators minimum $500K each

    Here’s how Memphis’ D.C. representatives voted on the measure to fund the government until January.

    By Bill Dries November 13, 2025