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.

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.

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.

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. 

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. 

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

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. 

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. 

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

“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.

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

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.

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.

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. 

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

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.

The five ballot questions to go on the Aug. 1 ballot didn’t make the deadline for public notice. There was no City Council vote to move them to November.

The seat is open after Jon McCreery decided not to seek reelection. Candidates can begin pulling petitions for the November election next week.

Courtney Ross, 19, died from complications of cocaine, methamphetamines and alcohol mixed with heat exhaustion, a medical examiner determined.

State court says no to Henri Brooks, folklore center’s archives are in danger and Baron Von Opperbean is coming back.

The City of Memphis could reshape how development happens with a wholescale zoning update, its first since the 1950s.

The Shelby County commissioner sued the state after learning, at age 72, that she was among the children adopted through the old Tennessee Children’s Home Society led by Georgia Tann.

Ted Townsend had to answer some questions about Elon Musk and xAI on Sunday. And he couldn’t very well duck them. They were from his mom.

“The vision that (Elon Musk) shared, knowing that vision includes Memphis in the winning equation, that for me was a goose bump moment,” Greater Memphis Chamber President and CEO Ted Townsend said. 

Also happening this week: Collierville votes on its budget, and the NAACP holds its biggest fundraiser of the year.