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    Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion medication

    The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously preserved access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year.

    By The Associated Press June 13, 2024
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    The Early Word: TN didn’t help with xAI, and we remember the The Logo

    FedEx cuts European jobs, DeAndre Williams works out in Memphis and The Daily Memphian’s Table Talk is back. 

    By Bianca Phillips June 13, 2024
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    County voter registration numbers up, as early voting approaches

    Shelby County Elections Administrator Linda Phillips talks on the “On The Record” podcast about the upcoming August elections and voter turnout. 

    By Bill Dries June 13, 2024
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    Inmate escaped Corrections Center during work detail, SCSO says

    Corrections Center personnel noticed James Patrick Marshall, 48, missing around 9:30 a.m., according to the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office.

    By Aarron Fleming June 13, 2024
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    Gov. Lee says state not part of Memphis’ pursuit of xAI

    The governor also discussed education after the passage of the third-grade retention law during a Wednesday, June 12, visit to Winchester Elementary School’s summer-learning academy.

    By Bill Dries June 13, 2024
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    Crime was down in early 2024, Gibbons says at Collierville Chamber

    “Reported violent crime, reported property crime and overall crime is down,” Bill Gibbons, president of the Memphis Shelby Crime Commission, said. “I don’t think most people feel it yet, and the way people feel is very, very important.”

    By Abigail Warren June 12, 2024
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    The Early Word: MSCS job cuts halted; Memphians come together to fix mural

    MPD targets gang activity near Downtown, Jerry Lee Lewis’ home could be a museum and we look at MLGW’s top 10 water users.

    By Bianca Phillips June 12, 2024
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    Where will xAI rank among Memphis water users?

    Information obtained by The Daily Memphian through a Tennessee Public Records Act request shows xAI could rank among the top-five Memphis Light, Gas and Water customers.

    By Samuel Hardiman June 14, 2024
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    MSCS board halts layoffs until Feagins presents personnel plan

    The Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board of Education voted 8-1 for Superintendent Marie Feagins to suspend layoffs as MSCS employees filled both the auditorium and overflow areas. 

    By Jody Callahan June 11, 2024
  • City of Memphis

    No decision yet on whether City Council will campaign for charter amendments, chairman says

    Now that five city charter referendums have moved to the November ballot, the Memphis City Council will probably consider whether it wants to spend city money on a campaign for the set of five proposals.

    By Bill Dries June 11, 2024
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    City budget season moves to amendments

    City Council budget committee chairman Chase Carlisle plans to push for votes on proposed amendments in a Wednesday, June 12, committee session. The fiscal year begins July 1. Final budget votes by are scheduled for June 25.

    By Bill Dries June 11, 2024
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    City Council discussion on MATA red ink gets muted

    Last month, MATA acknowledged it has a $60 million deficit. A City Councilwoman tried to talk specifics, but the discussion was abruptly halted after the head of the council staff talked with her privately during a public meeting.

    By Bill Dries June 11, 2024
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    State senator asks Tennessee AG to investigate DA’s deal with DOJ

    State Sen. Brent Taylor is asking the Tennessee Attorney General’s Office to investigate a recent deal struck between the DOJ and the Shelby County DA’s office to stop local enforcement of the state’s aggravated-prostitution law. 

    By Aarron Fleming June 11, 2024
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    Calkins: The mural said, ‘We can do better.’ Within weeks, it was vandalized.

    A group of Crosstown High students painted a beautiful mural that said, “We can do better.” Within weeks, the mural was vandalized. So how did they respond? By doing better. 

    By Geoff Calkins June 11, 2024
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    Shelby County Chancellor Jim Kyle takes break from bench due to illness

    Kyle has been a chancellor since his election in 2014. His current term ends Sept. 1, 2030.

    By Julia Baker June 11, 2024
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    MPD operation targets gang activity near Downtown

    The “All Off Boyd” operation was named for the arrests made of the All Off the Blade gang members who often congregate at Boyd Street and Tate Avenue south of the Medical District. 

    By Julia Baker June 12, 2024
  • Metro

    Daily Memphian hires enterprise reporter

    When journalist Laura Testino moved to Memphis in 2019, she hoped to find a beat rich in stories. The education beat definitely delivered, but she may have ultimately found more than that. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff June 11, 2024
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    Shoplifting charges dismissed for former Collierville school board member

    The charges were dismissed after Keri Blair completed certain conditions she and her attorney negotiated with the state.

    By Abigail Warren June 11, 2024
  • Midtown

    Overton Park Conservancy director stepping down

    “There is something uniquely magical about this place that inspires such strong bonds among the people who come here, and I am grateful to have been woven into this park’s storied history,” said Overton Park Conservancy’s executive director.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff June 11, 2024
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    The Early Word: MSCS trims jobs; MLGW sues trimmers

    Rideshare drivers talk safety after airport shooting, gun control won’t make the August ballot and Memphis Made is leaving Midtown.

    By Bianca Phillips June 11, 2024
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    Shooting of rideshare driver at airport signals need for stronger security

    The wounding of a rideshare driver during an attempted carjacking at the Memphis International Airport early Monday, June 10, has made waves in the local ride-sourcing community.

    By Julia Baker June 11, 2024
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    DA’s office to implement diversion program for felons charged with weapons offenses

    As part of its efforts to address racial disparities in the local criminal justice system, the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office is implementing a diversion program for felons charged with unlawful possession of a firearm.

    By Aarron Fleming June 11, 2024
  • City of Memphis

    MLGW sues tree-trimming contractor

    Memphis Light, Gas and Water took one of its former tree-trimming contractors to court, alleging the company’s failure to perform put Memphis at risk of power outages. 

    By Samuel Hardiman June 11, 2024
  • Education

    MSCS email: More than 1,000 positions will be eliminated

    According to the email, about 41% of those 1,100 positions, or around 450, are already vacant.

    By Jody Callahan June 11, 2024
  • Metro

    The Rev. James Lawson Jr. has died at 95, civil rights leader’s family says

    Lawson organized the sanitation workers strike that fatefully drew Martin Luther King Jr. to Memphis. Lawson said he was at first paralyzed and forever saddened by King’s assassination.

    By The Associated Press June 10, 2024

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