There are 53 article(s) tagged Steve Cohen:

• March 2020

  • Kustoff, Cohen join call for more federal assistance for Tennessee

    U.S. Reps. David Kustoff and Steve Cohen join Tennessee Congressional delegation in calling for more federal assistance to battle COVID-19.

    By Sam Stockard March 30, 2020

  • Cohen concerned about regional COVID-19 impact on Memphis hospitals

    In an online press conference Monday, Cohen says matching state standards for gatherings and travel already adopted in Shelby County could ease the strain on Memphis hospitals from the surrounding region once the pandemic reaches its peak here.

    By Bill Dries March 30, 2020

• February 2020

  • Cohen: President’s response to Hart ‘unfair, but typical’

    The Congressman's defense of the former school board member comes eight years after she challenged him in the 9th District Democratic primary.

    By Bill Dries February 16, 2020

  • Alexander, Blackburn vote not guilty in Senate impeachment trial

    The acquittal votes were expected, but there were differences in the reasoning offered by the two Republican Senators. Also reaction from the city's two Congressional representatives.

    By Bill Dries February 05, 2020

• January 2020

  • Nelson: DNC superdelegates no longer very super

    New rules governing the Democratic National Convention means Tennessee will have 73 delegates (1.8% of the 3,979 total delegates), and 64 will be pledged to support one candidate or another.

    By Michael Nelson January 28, 2020

  • Cohen makes Trump impeachment trial prediction at town hall meeting

    The city's elected representatives in Washington reacted in different ways to the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump set to begin next week. Meanwhile, they have found rare common ground on the passage of the USMCA trade agreement.

    By Bill Dries January 17, 2020

  • Cohen praises impeachment managers; Republican Senate primary field takes shape

    2020 Campaign Round Up: Bill Hagerty has the president’s backing while Dr. Manny Sethi says Hagerty is a “Washington insider.” 

    By Bill Dries January 16, 2020

  • Aug. and Nov. ballot candidates begin campaign moves

    Republican Charlotte Bergmann, who is seeking to once again challenge Democratic Cong. Steven Cohen this election year, kicked off her campaign this weekend at a gun-shooting range. Other contenders in other primary races on the August 6 ballot are making their moves as well. 

    By Bill Dries January 12, 2020

• December 2019

  • Nelson: Will Steve Cohen’s grandstanding keep him off the impeachment prosecution team?

    The Memphis congressman is the fourth most senior Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, which wrote the two articles that are the basis of the Senate trial. But Cohen’s peers tend to regard him as a grandstander rather than a team player.

    By Michael Nelson December 31, 2019

  • What you can do about climate change

    When we drive a vehicle to the grocery store and add a little extra carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, it doesn’t come out again quickly. For our lives, and those of our children and grandchildren, it’s there to stay.

    By David Rupke December 14, 2019

  • Memphis representatives in D.C. take starkly different positions on impeachment

    The city’s two Congressmen, David Kustoff and Steve Cohen, have long had different views on removing President Donald Trump. Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn is a vocal opponent of the process while fellow Republican U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander has avoided comment.

    By Bill Dries December 10, 2019

  • Fields set for March Tennessee presidential primaries

    Two Republican challengers to President Donald Trump and 16 Democrats have made the ballot for the March 3 Tennessee presidential primaries.

    By Bill Dries December 04, 2019

• November 2019

  • Feds announce $6 million grant for airport de-icing

    Memphis International Airport has added $6 million in federal funding for centralized aircraft de-icing facilities.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff November 22, 2019

  • Governor hopes to add people to TennCare with Medicaid block grant proposal

    Gov. Bill Lee hopes to add people and services to TennCare through the state’s Medicaid “modified” block grant proposal to the federal government, but admits he has no idea how negotiations will turn out.

    By Sam Stockard November 21, 2019

  • MATA gets $12M federal grant for Bus Rapid Transit line

    Memphis Area Transit Authority will receive a $12 million federal grant for a rapid transit line from Downtown Memphis to the University of Memphis.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff November 07, 2019

  • Cohen seeks answers from governor on ballooning reserve for needy

    With Republican Gov. Bill Lee slow-walking the spending of $733 million in reserve funds for low-income families, Democratic U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen is demanding the money go toward people in need.

    By Sam Stockard November 07, 2019

• October 2019

  • Kyle pushing gun safety legislation after Memphis town hall

    State Sen. Sara Kyle is set to promote legislation in 2020 designed to cut gun violence, initiatives likely to bump into Republican opposition. Meanwhile, U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen will hold a press conference Thursday in Memphis on gun safety. 

    By Sam Stockard October 10, 2019

  • Nelson: The ghosts of politics past – four of them – paid a visit to Memphis last night

    Of the Ghosts of Politics Past that voters turned away, the first was the 79-year-old former mayor, Willie Herenton, who resigned the office in the middle of his fifth term in 2009. 

    By Michael Nelson October 07, 2019

• September 2019

  • Cohen and Kustoff differ on Trump impeachment inquiry

    Reaction to the opening of an impeachment inquiry announced Tuesday by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi also included Republican U.S. Senate contender Bill Hagerty.

    By Bill Dries September 24, 2019

  • Cohen calls for federal administrator to reject Tennessee block grant proposal

    Congressman Steve Cohen is urging a federal official to reject Tennessee’s block grant proposal for Medicaid funds, saying it would violate federal law and “inflict serious harm to recipients in Memphis and Shelby County.”

    By Sam Stockard September 22, 2019

  • Campaign Notes: Foote Homes milestone, return of Mark Clayton, City Hall appointments

    The city campaign season this week saw a milestone in the move away from large public housing developments, an endorsement ballot topped by a questionable political figure and discussion about new appointments at City Hall beyond the Oct. 3 election results.

    By Bill Dries September 21, 2019

• August 2019

  • Lee pinpoints cybersecurity as potential tool to stop shootings

    Gov. Bill Lee is analyzing gun control legislation in the wake of two mass shootings nationally but appears most interested in cybersecurity to stop people who show signs of radicalism or mental “instability.”

    By Sam Stockard August 05, 2019

  • Strong to challenge Cohen in 2020 Democratic Congressional primary

    Former Shelby County Democratic Party chairman Corey Strong will challenge U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen in the August 2020 Democratic Congressional primary.

    By Bill Dries August 03, 2019

• July 2019

  • Memphis ballot changes on way to certification by Election Commission

    The Shelby County Election Commission meets Thursday to certify the ballot for the Oct. 3 nonpartisan elections. Meanwhile, city council contender Cody Fletcher said on the Daily Memphian Politics Podcast that criticism of his switch to another council race takes time away from discussion of more substantial issues.

    By Bill Dries July 24, 2019

  • Decisions, political red meat and summer heat meet at city filing deadline

    The ballot for the October Memphis elections is almost set with Thursday's filing deadline for candidates. Meanwhile, candidates barely paused for the deadline before resuming the summer campaign.

    By Bill Dries July 19, 2019