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  • City of Memphis

    City Council lets impasse ordinance veto stand. Now the rewrite begins.

    An ad hoc group will now work on another rewrite to overhaul the 48-year-old procedure for resolving impasses between the city administration and labor unions.

    By Bill Dries May 27, 2026
  • State Government

    Judges uphold map in state redistricting lawsuit

    A panel of judges delivered a setback for those wishing to preserve Tennessee’s only majority-Black congressional district. While a federal judge denied an ACLU injunction in its redistricting lawsuit.

    By Noah McLane May 27, 2026
  • City of Memphis

    Sexton adds to McNally’s takeover appointees, taps education-policy leader

    Lt. Gov. McNally selected a former MSCS board member and a local attorney for the school takeover board. House Speaker Sexton tapped the leader of a Nashville-based education-policy group to the board. 

    By Laura Testino May 26, 2026
  • Shelby County

    The AM/DM podcast: Setting up the short week

    With Memorial Day now behind us, you might think we’ve started summer. But not yet. 

    By Mary Cashiola May 26, 2026
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    The Early Word: New Le Bonheur exec pulls out; No Comment switches it up

    A Midtown church is tearing down buildings, a Memphis kid stars in a new movie and we look back at what brought the U of M law school Downtown. 

    By Bianca Phillips May 26, 2026
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    Ask the Memphian: How did the U of M law school end up in the old Custom House?

    The U of M’s law school used to be located in a run-down building with unreliable air conditioning and a flooding problem. Now, it’s Downtown home is “a huge selling point.” Here’s how the move came to be. 

    By John Klyce May 26, 2026
  • City of Memphis

    The City Council’s impasse over the city impasse procedure

    At its Tuesday, May 26 session, the City Council will also take up a hotel surcharge for the Hyatt Centric at Beale Street and Riverside Drive, along with a name change for part of Alston Avenue.

    By Bill Dries May 26, 2026
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Photo Gallery: Memorial Day in Memphis

    Memorial Day signals the beginning of summer.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 25, 2026
  • Public Safety

    MPD officer cited for Saturday crash that sent three to hospital

    MPD said the officer had just received a suspicious vehicle call. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 25, 2026
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Flags, headstones and hard truths: Memphis National Cemetery tells a different Civil War story

    For row after row, many of the headstones bear no name. 

    Related content:

    Photo Gallery: Memorial Day in Memphis

    By Samuel Hardiman May 25, 2026
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    Well versed: A Memphis wordsmith makes history with ‘little poems’

    “It’s just been amazing what we’ve done with just our sheer talent, just wanting to write and be heard,” Bria Saulsberry said.

    By Brandon LaGrone II May 25, 2026
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    Here’s where the cases against Tennessee’s new congressional map stand

    There are now a total of four lawsuits against Tennessee’s new congressional map. Here is a breakdown of where each case stands as the August primaries rapidly approach.

    By Hannah Carley May 28, 2026
  • Premium Spirit of Memphis

    Green acres: How one local couple is living and loving off-grid life

    “This lifestyle is about living in the moment,” Amy Pearson said. “You don’t have to have a big house to have a big life.”

    By Jane Schneider May 25, 2026
  • Premium Suburbs

    Most suburban school districts say they aren’t getting funding owed to them

    A 13-year-old referendum is sparking a budget battle in some Memphis suburbs as school boards see flat funding despite higher property values. However, government officials say they can freeze the funding due to other ways they contribute.

    By Abigail Warren May 27, 2026
  • Premium Elections

    Democrats switch to campaign mode in new congressional districts

    The political roundup looks at a shift in the fight over congressional redistricting and what it says about the tactics of both parties in the state of Tennessee.

    By Bill Dries May 28, 2026
  • Metro

    This Week in Memphis: Memorial Day and Italian Fest

    Also happening this week: A new coffee shop opens on South Main, and The Lobbyist reopens its patio.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 24, 2026
  • Premium Spirit of Memphis

    Dries: CBS Radio News signs off for the last time, leaving one less network to hit at the top of the hour

    CBS Radio News ends broadcasting Friday, May 22, after nearly a century airing on hundreds of radio stations across the country. The end is another change in a way of reporting that is becoming harder to find and define.

    By Bill Dries May 24, 2026
  • Premium Spirit of Memphis

    Spelling star aims for top prize at third straight trip to national bee in DC

    Farmington Elementary student Josh Verma hopes to be the fourth Memphis-area student to win the whole thing.

    By Jody Callahan May 24, 2026
  • Downtown

    Storybook trail opens at Tom Lee Park

    Just in time for summer break, Memphis River Parks Partnership and Literacy Mid-South officially unveiled the city’s first free public storybook trail.

    By Brandon LaGrone II May 22, 2026
  • State Government

    Here’s who Gov. Lee tapped for Memphis schools takeover board

    Among Gov. Lee’s five appointments to a Memphis schools takeover board are a former Memphis superintendent and former president of the Memphis Chamber.

    By Laura Testino May 22, 2026
  • Music

    The AM/DM podcast: May traditions, old and new

    Two longtime Memphis events return this weekend, right in time for Memorial Day. 

    By Mary Cashiola May 22, 2026
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: Redistricting goes to court, and fondue makes a comeback

    A planned execution is halted, a Cooper-Young restaurant building is for sale and the Tigers baseball team keeps winning.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 22, 2026
  • Elections

    County primary election results have been certified, but there may be a challenge

    The second-place finisher in one of the MSCS board Democratic primaries — the closest race in the May 5 county primaries — is reportedly weighing a recount.

    By Bill Dries May 21, 2026
  • State Government

    Why a federal judge denied an injunction against TN’s new congressional map

    A judge filed a legal memo a week after his May 14 decision to deny a motion for a temporary pause in implementing the state’s new congressional map. 

    By Noah McLane May 28, 2026
  • State Government

    Chancery Court hears arguments for, against congressional maps

    A Chancery Court in Nashville heard arguments Thursday on a request for a temporary injunction in relation to Tennessee’s new congressional map.

    By Noah McLane, Hannah Carley May 28, 2026

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