There are 4 article(s) tagged Mayor Paul Young:

• June 2026

  • Opinion: On xAI, Mayor Young is gaslighting Memphis

    Opinion by Joseph Ryan Kelly: “If Mayor Young truly believes Anthropic’s partnership with xAI is unequivocally good news for Memphis, then he is badly misreading the moment.”

    By Joseph Ryan Kelly June 28, 2026

• April 2026

  • Memphis Mayor Paul Young responds to LeBron James comments

    The mayor reacts to the NBA superstar’s suggestion that the Memphis Grizzlies relocate to Nashville.

    By Samuel Hardiman April 03, 2026

• February 2026

  • Opinion: Is Mayor Young the right mayor at the wrong time?

    “When a mayor uses gratitude to drown out discontent, applause feels less like celebrating progress and begins to feel much more like a way to silence criticism.”

    By Rev. Tony Coleman February 15, 2026

  • Calkins: Mayor Young talked about crime, immigration and the future of the city. Of course it got loud.

    Mayor Paul Young was heckled during his State of the City address. But here’s the thing about Young and those hecklers: They want the same thing. 

    By Geoff Calkins February 12, 2026