There are 5 article(s) tagged residency:

• May 2023

  • City Council isn’t taking a stand on residency in mayoral race

    A resolution to back a five-year requirement for those running for Memphis mayor and Memphis City Council was tabled Tuesday.

    By Bill Dries May 16, 2023

• April 2023

  • Residency requirement for Memphis mayor, city council seats to go before voters

    A referendum ordinance on a two-year residency requirement cleared the Memphis City Council, which left open the question of the residency requirement for this year’s race for mayor.

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    Strickland won’t testify in mayoral residency suit

    By Bill Dries April 25, 2023

• February 2023

  • Mississippi GOP says Public Service Commission candidate can run

    The Mississippi state GOP leaders ruled Thursday that despite living in D.C. during the Trump Administration, Mandy Gunasekara meets the residency requirements to run for Public Service Commission in the Northern District.

    By Beth Sullivan February 16, 2023

  • Mississippi Public Service Commission candidate’s residency questioned

    The time Mandy Gunasekara spent in D.C. working for the Trump administration has called her residency into question, and her ability to run for the office.

    By Beth Sullivan February 14, 2023

• May 2020

  • Residency gives Southwest’s 2-year nursing students edge in public health

    The director of the Shelby County Health Department started her career with a two-year nursing degree. Now she has initiated a partnership with Southwest Tennessee Community College to provide paid Health Department residencies for associate-degree nurses.

    By Jane Roberts May 24, 2020