There are 5 article(s) tagged disparity study:

• July 2022

  • County Commission to vote on purchase of electric F-150’s  

    The Shelby County Commission meets Wednesday, July 13, in special session at 10 a.m.

    By Bill Dries July 13, 2022

• June 2022

  • County weighs bonuses along with pay raise — again

    The June 28 Shelby County Commission session saw an attempt to bring back to life bonuses some elected countywide officials proposed three weeks ago. 

    By Bill Dries June 28, 2022

  • Regional One plans $750 million project of ‘most critical part of’ hospital

    And with almost half of Shelby County Commissioners leaving office in two months, they have a firm deadline to find $350 million in funding, their share of the project’s funding, for the county-owned hospital. The Commission also has ambitious plans to revamp the county’s MWBE program. 

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    County Commission caught between capital funding for schools or Regional One

    By Bill Dries June 27, 2022

• June 2021

  • Council approves extension of disparity study

    Memphis City Council members voted Tuesday, June 1, to extend the city’s five-year old disparity study another two years.

    By Bill Dries June 01, 2021

• May 2021

  • City shuffles mix of bonds for Accelerate Memphis slate

    The council also approved a new seven-year lease between the city and the Withers Collection Inc., which has been behind on its rent.

    By Bill Dries May 04, 2021