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U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn was in Memphis Wednesday and talked with The Daily Memphian about crime, a proposal she is sponsoring to strip federal funds from cities with a no-cash bail policy and whether Memphis is a “soft-on-crime” city.
Adding national issues into local campaigns and pushing a national agenda that appeals to emotions and cultural hot-button issues of the day makes elections both inflammatory and divisive to the community.
Memphis City Councilman JB Smiley Jr., Nashville-based critical-care physician Jason Martin and Memphis activist Carnita Atwater touted their qualifications for Tennessee governor.
Political and cultural division in Memphis, the state of Tennessee and the country, is real. But as polarized as Americans might be, it has been worse and it can get better.
A short podcast this week brings updates on several political topics, as non-COVID issues began to move back into prominence and an uneasy coexistence with the pandemic.
Shelby County Commissioner Tami Sawyer talks about the County Commission’s budget struggle, almost two years in office with a Democratic majority and the politics of face masks.
This will be Shelby County radiologist George Flinn's sixth campaign for Congress in the past decade.
We review the city election year, the third car fee and whether a half-cent sales tax hike will restore benefits for police and firefighters.
Good morning, it’s Tuesday, Dec. 10, and many of us have snow on the brain (if not on the actual ground). Today, a Downtown board will consider a 20-year PILOT for part of the Snuff District redevelopment in Uptown.
Sijuwola Crawford and Earle Fisher of Up The Vote 901 and the People's Convention talk about what voters were saying in city elections, voices outside the polling places and the return of the People’s Convention.
Karanja Ajanaku, editor of The New Tri-State Defender, and Bill Dries, reporter for The Daily Memphian, discuss the results of the 2019 Memphis city elections with host Eric Barnes.
Here's a review of the Memphis election results and a few new steps beyond the election. Also, Shelby County Election Commissioner Bennie Smith talks about what voters were saying with the turnout and the Strickland re-election effort, as well as lots of talk about new voting machines.
The pitch for a third car sustainability fee to fund the Memphis Area Transit Authority.
Hear more about the pact five city council candidates have signed off on as early voting starts in Memphis. And take a look at our new elections section.
City Council member Gerre Currie talks about her appointment to the Council, her quest for a full four-year term in a different district and change in the election season.
The Tennessee Registry of Election Finance cleared state Rep. G.A. Hardaway Wednesday for filing a late report on his campaign finances for the pre-general period of 2018.
Shelby County Commissioner Tami Sawyer appeared on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast to discuss her announcement seeking the Memphis mayor's office in October.
"Big Mo" – as in Momentum – is a nickname that just might stick. And as Mayor Jim Strickland makes his re-election bid, he would be wise to embrace it.
Four Republican candidates vying for the vacated Tennessee State Senate District 32 seat participated in a forum Monday evening, giving views on topics including infrastructure, education, health care and the opioid epidemic.
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