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On The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, the city's Democratic Congressman also talked about his recent primary win on the August ballot, the political benchmark it maintained and gave his thoughts on who might succeed him down the political road.
Bobby White, a native Memphian with experience behind the scenes in local government and politics, talks about what more than a week of daily protests in the city means for future decisions on how the police do their jobs.
MICAH director Rev. Ayanna Watkins talks about bail reform, the digital divide and homelessness and the new look its getting with the urgency of the COVID-19 pandemic in Shelby County.
More votes for Trump and Biden and Sanders, the April 2nd filing deadline, no COVID testing numbers and who we are after the unemployment spike.
Here is a summary of items from how the city is moving away from the science and medical developments around the COVID-19 pandemic.
As the Tennessee presidential primary nears we talk with Rhodes College Political Science professor Michael Nelson about his new book on Bill Clinton’s two campaigns and two terms as President and the view from the Trump era.
Shelby County Republican Party chairman Chris Tutor on Trump, who the Democrats are likely to nominate and why Shelby County is purple, not blue.
Bill Dries' roundup includes the Memphis federal court case from the 1990s that has some similarities to the Roger Stone case.
Thomas Abt, author of “Bleeding Out,” talks about urban violence and different methods for reducing it.
Aspire Public Schools superintendent Nick Manning talks about Aspire’s new local control model and the relationship between charter school operators and Shelby County Schools.
Shelby County Property Assessor Melvin Burgess and Ken Washington, deputy administrator over residential appraisal in the assessor’s office, discuss the Orange Mound Initiative.
Planning and Development director John Zeanah talks about carbon emissions goals for the city, why the bus rapid transit corridor to come will be a different kind of bus ride and the climate change debate.
Memphis Light Gas and Water Division president CEO J.T. Young talks about the report recommending a cut in more than 300 employees, other savings and the rate hike proposal he is about to take to City Hall.
Mayor Jim Strickland’s campaign consultant talks about what happened behind the scenes of the race for Memphis mayor, a critical change in the polling and the fallacy of a split black vote in the election results.
Carlos Ochoa of Ranked Choice Tennessee talks about ranked choice voting and the group’s push to have it implemented in Memphis elections over the last decade.
Check here throughout the day to see how balloting is going around the city, and into the evening as ballot tabulation begins.
Should the clerk’s job be an elected position?
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.
Leaders of the police and fire unions talk about the referendum on a half-cent sales tax hike this October to restore benefits for public safety employees.
City Councilman Ford Canale talks about development, more police and his grandfather’s campaigns.
Memphis City Council candidate Frank Johnson talks about the summer campaign, South Memphis and distrust in economic development.
City Council contender Cody Fletcher discusses his views on development and responds to Steve Cohen's belittling remark.
Former U.S. Attorney Ed Stanton talks about his role as the court-appointed monitor in the federal court case barring Memphis police from conducting political surveillance on protesters.
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland talks about his re-election bid, the sales tax referendum and crime as we review early campaign finance reports.
Shelby County's mayor talks about his first budget and the County Commission's budget committee chairman breaks down the dollar figures for the new fiscal year.
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