NAACP, lawmakers and clergy urge Weirich to test DNA in Pervis Payne case
The NAACP, lawmakers, clergy and criminal justice advocates urge Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich to test DNA evidence in the Pervis Payne case.
Topic: Van Turner
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August 2020
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County budget still fuzzy seven weeks into new fiscal year
County commissioners vote Monday on a waiver of the county's hiring and pay freeze, and nearly 100 more waivers requested by officials are waiting in the wings. Commissioners say they need a budget book with specific line items and dollar figures to know whether the waivers would put the county in the red.
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July 2020
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Kelsey backs state opposition to expanding absentee balloting in pandemic
State Sen. Brian Kelsey’s law firm is inserting himself into the state's legal affairs again, getting involved in an absentee ballot battle with a legal brief arguing the Legislature, not the court, should determine the state’s voting laws.
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June 2020
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County Commission appears to balance budget with $16.5 million use of reserves
The six-hour special meeting Monday sets the stage for a final budget vote in a week. But there are questions about the dollar figures approved by the Commission and how much red ink there is to be dealt with after the moves. Two social media posts during the meeting by County Mayor Lee Harris also complained that there would be layoffs and cutbacks in critical county programs.
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Memphis Branch NAACP coordinating legal assistance for arrested protesters
The number of those arrested this past week in a series of five demonstrations in the city is estimated at several dozen with an exact number from last night expected later today.
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May 2020
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Still no budget yet for Shelby County government
The county's $1.4 billion budget is a work in progress, but officials say they're close.
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Harris could extend Wellpath contract after commissioners reject it
The County Commission isn't likely to approve another contract with the health care provider.
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Herrington: Forrest saga on path to surprisingly amicable end
The Forrest statue made the park unusable space for most Memphians. The Sons of Confederate Veterans lost the battle for the hearts and minds of Memphis, thank goodness, long before they lost the legal battle over moving the monuments to Forrest and Jefferson Davis.
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Forrest reinterment plans being made following end to lawsuits
A final lawsuit over the grave site of the Confederate General, slave trader and Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard was dropped this week and legal filings toward moving the remains of Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife should be filed in Chancery Court soon.
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Complex battle over MLGW electric power contract intensifies on multiple fronts
The MLGW contract with TVA to supply all of its electric power goes back to the Great Depression. The contract is in play with some concerted lobbying efforts that have drawn the ire of at least one City Council member and some interesting filings in two federal courts.
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Shelby County Commission says no to Harris’ wheel tax increase
Many county commissioners said their constituents don't like the wheel tax, don't know how it's used and thought it was going away.
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March 2020
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Sanford: Black voters bring Uncle Joe back
Voters are yearning to be free – of the nutty, crude and corrupt. They want moderation in our national politics, and a center-left leader at the helm of the executive branch whom everyone knows and a majority of Americans trust.
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Shelby County budget $85M in the hole for 2021
County Commissioners were told Wednesday that revenue shortfalls and funding requests have the upcoming fiscal 2021 budget projections out of balance.
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February 2020
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Commission panel has suggestions on monitoring employee residency
Committee recommendations include an annual certification of residency for Shelby County employees.
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Living outside Shelby County could come with a cost for some workers
If approved, an amended ordinance would let public safety workers live outside of Shelby County, but they would pay $2,500 in "residency compensation."
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County commissioner raises concerns about Wellpath
Health Department Director Alisa Haushalter assures commissioners there is oversight of Wellpath.
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Sanford: Put the police residency requirement to a vote
The unspoken sentiment behind objections to relaxing residency rules appears to be the prospect that white officers from small towns in North Mississippi, West Tennessee and Eastern Arkansas would be policing unfamiliar territory in North Memphis, South Memphis and Orange Mound.
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County approves 1.5% of budget for transit, but unsure what to do with other MATA money
Shelby County Commissioners wonder what to do with $2.5 million for MATA that has not been used.
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January 2020
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Sanford: Memphis politicos pick their presidential candidates
State legislators and the Memphis and Shelby County mayors are among elected officials who have endorsed a presidential candidate and plan to campaign for their choice.
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Shelby County Commission will get new resolution for MATA funding
The Shelby County Commission is expected to consider a new resolution to raise $9 million for MATA through a $20 increase in the motor vehicle tax.
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Wheel tax increase to be pulled from Shelby County Commission agenda
Commissioner Willie Brooks, a sponsor of the wheel-tax resolution, said he's willing to find other ways to fund MATA.
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MICAH applauds plan to fund MATA with wheel tax increase
MICAH is rallying behind a Shelby County Commission resolution to raise the wheel tax by $20 to increase funding for the Memphis Area Transit Authority.
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Commissioners to consider $20 wheel tax increase to fund MATA
Commission committees will be asked to consider raising the wheel tax by $20 to fund MATA.
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October 2019
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Behind the Headlines Podcast: Impact of the sales tax referendum
Shelby County Commissioners Edmund Ford Jr. and Van Turner discuss the possible impacts of the passing of a sales tax increase by referendum in the recent Memphis city elections with Bill Dries, reporter for The Daily Memphian, and host Eric Barnes.
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Aftermath of city sales tax referendum gets more complex
Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. says, according to one legal opinion, a referendum for county government to claim half the city revenue from the half-cent sales tax increase would be a vote among citizens in unincorporated Shelby County.
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