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After the presidential general election, those on the prevailing side already moving on plans that were made as voters were casting ballots. Those on the losing side were weighing close margins between the ideologies.
Here are the federal races at the top of Shelby County’s ballot, including a presidential field that has more candidates than just the Democratic and Republican presidential nominees.Related content:
Kustoff and Cohen were poised to be reelected handily to their U.S. House seats representing Tennessee’s 8th and 9th Congressional Districts.
The old school building is undergoing a renovation to an early childhood center run by Porter-Leath, with a museum dealing with the rich history of the area to come in a later phase.
Following a stroll down the narrow pedestrian walkway of the Memphis-Arkansas Bridge, Bill Lee and other elected leaders got a briefing Tuesday, Oct. 22, on plans for the $800 million bridge to be completed in 2030. Memphis-Arkansas Bridge’s political history goes back to Boss CrumpRelated content:
Also, all eyes are on the Gillespie vs. Huseth race, Tennessee Democrats get funding from DNC and remembering Winfield Dunn.
Congressman Steve Cohen of Memphis says he is “disheartened” by the bus system’s “operational and fiscal crisis” after he helped secure $140 million in federal transit funding for MATA in recent years.
The Daily Memphian’s D.C. Scorecard tracks votes on two measure to continue temporarily federal spending into December — one that failed and the one that passed.
The city’s Democratic elected officials thought nominee Kamala Harris successfully baited nominee Donald Trump. Republicans thought Harris was changing her tune on key issues.
Steve Cohen meets with diplomats from Middle East countries and said discussions could include the possibility of a peacekeeping force in Gaza. Meanwhile, local Republicans and Democrats hear about voting’s importance in a non-battleground state.
Memphis Democrat Justin J. Pearson, along with Gloria Johnson of Knoxville and Justin Jones of Nashville, had been scheduled to take the national stage just before the balloon drop during the Democratic National Convention.
A Parkway Village rally for the Memphis delegates showed the challenges Democrats face in turning out the votes in the November election.
The proposals Monday by U.S. President Joe Biden would require Congressional approval. That seems unlikely given the reaction of the city’s representatives in the U.S. House and U.S. Senate.
Federal, state and local leaders gathered Thursday, July 18, by the river at the Metal Museum to talk about the path to the $800 million project.
The roundup also looks at postponed plans for a Democratic fundraiser.
The Political Roundup takes a closer look at your vehicle-registration certificate after the City Council raised a vehicle fee some are calling a Memphis version of the wheel tax.
In a historic 6-3 ruling, the justices said Monday for the first time that former presidents can be shielded from prosecution for at least some of what they do in the Oval Office. But rather than do it themselves, the justices ordered lower courts to figure out precisely how to apply the decision to Trump’s case.
Justin J. Pearson opens his third campaign for the state House in a year and a half. State Senator Brent Taylor reacts to the Trump conviction, and Natalie McKinney opens her challenge of MSCS board chairman Althea Greene.
The city’s two U.S. senators and two congressmen had very different reactions to the former president’s conviction Thursday, May 30, in New York on all counts of falsifying business records. New York jury finds Donald Trump guilty on all 34 felony countsRelated content:
The D.C. Scorecard finds some bipartisanship among the state’s House delegation to Washington. The city’s two Congressmen — one Democratic and the other Republican — voted for aid packages to Taiwan, Ukraine and Israel — although for different reasons. The state’s two Republican Senators voted against the aid.
Cohen secured $1.9 million in federal funding for MPD — half for surveillance cameras and the other half for officer equipment.
The fire started at the U.S. congressman’s home on Kenilworth Place in Midtown around 3:05 p.m.
The former local Democratic Party chairman announced his bid for Congress ahead of the Monday, Feb. 5, opening of the period to check out petitions to get on the Aug. 1 state and federal primaries ballot.
Memphis wasn’t part of original expansion plans for passenger-rail service in and through Tennessee. But connecting Memphis to Nashville would also give travelers New Orleans and Chicago.
The fellowships come with a $65,000 stipend for each of the three recipients funded by federal community grants.