Young hopes to dodge tax hike as budget looms
Memphis Mayor Paul Young also heard more concerns about xAI at the One Memphis forum Wednesday, but promised to devote its tax revenue to specific public projects in Southwest Memphis.
Topic: Memphis Mayor Paul Young
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March 2025
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Memphians ‘too hard on themselves,’ city crime consultant says
In his first interview since he came to Memphis last year, public safety consultant Fausto Pichardo said citizens should expect a further reduction in violent crime as the the police department builds cases against gang members.
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January 2025
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MATA has one month of expenses left, then it’s out of cash
The Young administration could ask the City Council for additional money for MATA, and at least one council member does not like its current approach.
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December 2024
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‘As mayor, I am accountable:’ Young responds to DOJ report
“It’s my job as mayor to fight for the best interests of our entire community,” Mayor Paul Young said, citing that as a reason for the city not consenting to an agreement with the Justice Department.
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November 2024
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‘Embarrassing’ blight and roadwork issues dominate One Memphis forum
Mayor Paul Young hears of concerns regarding a road infrastructure project, as well as blight and crime, during his final One Memphis event of the year.
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Local leaders announce new safety initiative — but it uses Biden funding
“No matter what happens with respect to the Trump administration, the city and county are prepared to make this office sustainable and continue the commitments,” Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris said of the question of continued federal support in the Trump administration.
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Type 1 diabetes screening initiative announced by city
“A person’s not born with Type 1 diabetes; it develops over time,” said Kathryn Sumpter, Le Bonheur’s chief of endocrinology and a Type 1 diabetes patient. “It’s an autoimmune disease, so it takes time to progress.”
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October 2024
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With MATA’s future uncertain, city steps in. But how much will it need to do?
The Young administration recently decided to pay $30 million to save the Downtown Memphis Sheraton from the auction block. The MATA overhaul could be just as expensive and resonate over just as long of a time period.
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Mayor Young replaces MATA board amid overhaul of transit authority
Transpro’s draft report said ridership has declined 82% since 1991, the system needs 18 more buses to function properly and its current capital project plans are “financially unsustainable.”
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Economic Development Growth Engine receives national recognition
EDGE received the “Outstanding Local Development Finance Agency of the Year” award from the National Council of Development Finance Agencies.
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City of Memphis wants to buy Downtown Sheraton for $22M
Memphis Mayor Paul Young said the city wanted to find a creative way to redevelop the hotel in an interview Monday, Sept. 23.
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September 2024
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Why the City of Memphis is trying to buy a hotel
Memphis Mayor Paul Young said he felt “very compelled” to purchase Downtown’s Sheraton because of the financial risks associated with not buying it.
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Mayor visits derelict structures getting ‘Blight Zero’ demolition
Memphis Mayor Paul Young and members of the Blight Zero team filed into a bus and rode to the sites of several active or recent demolitions on Friday, Sept. 20.
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Memphis entrepreneurs, mayor head to Nashville for LaunchTN conference
Memphis will be represented at this week’s 3686 Conference, where people from across the state and country will come together to learn about Tennessee’s startup scene.
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August 2024
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Young plans to make city’s CFO, COO permanent
Antonio Adams and Walter Person have served in an interim capacity since Memphis Mayor Paul Young took office Jan. 1.
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July 2024
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Young hires former NYPD official as public safety consultant
After Memphis Mayor Young won the election last year, he pledged a pandemic-like response to crime and that his administration would tame the chaos in the streets.
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June 2024
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What does xAI’s arrival mean for Memphis’ water supply and electric grid?
The arrival of xAI’s “gigafactory of compute” could pose new challenges and opportunities for the region’s electric grid.
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Mayors face off and the Grindfather takes a bow
Former Memphis Grizzlies forward Tony Allen received the Heal the Hood Foundation’s first-ever Heroes of Change Award during halftime of the high-profile basketball game.
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Leaders, lawmakers applaud xAI plans for Memphis as ‘historic’
Reaction to word of an AI supercomputer coming to southwest Memphis drew bipartisan support from elected and other officials in the city and the region.
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May 2024
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City of Memphis releases two online crime-data dashboards
The Weekly Crime Trend Report and the Crime Analytics Dashboard track Memphis Police Department data. Soon, the city intends on adding data from other entities, such as the court systems and the Shelby County DA’s Office.
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Letter to the Editor: ‘I’ve never experienced concierge-level service’ for trash in Memphis
“Recycling is rarely picked up on the date of collection and is often on the curb for four or five days.”
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Flood prevention, climate change project underway in Southwest Memphis
Thirteen years after historic flooding in southwest Memphis, officials broke ground on the South Cypress Creek restoration project.
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City of Memphis names new LGBTQ+ liaison
Renee Parker Sekander, a Memphis native, graduated from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
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Mayor Young tells small business owners they are ‘lifeblood’ of city
Memphis Mayor Paul Young Young discussed his vision of Memphis as the next ‘in’ city — a thriving metropolis ripe with amenities and opportunities.
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Young, Mulroy push for stiffer penalties for gun switches
Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy and Memphis Mayor Paul Young are pushing for stiffer penalties for people who are caught possessing gun “switches.”
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