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  • State Government

    House Health panel pushes abortion bill to passage

    The House Health Committee pushed an abortion bill to passage Tuesday with limited understanding of an amendment placed on the legislation.

    By Sam Stockard June 10, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    City Council concerned about rise in COVID cases, could call early vote on mask requirement

    Council members expressed alarm at the rise in the daily COVID-19 case count locally and are prepared to call a special meeting Friday to enact a mask requirement in public places within Memphis. 

    By Bill Dries June 09, 2020
  • Elections

    Plaintiffs push state to follow chancellor’s vote-by-mail ruling

    A group of Memphis and Nashville residents challenging the state’s absentee ballot law is trying to force the state to follow a chancellor’s ruling for universal vote-by-mail during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    By Sam Stockard June 09, 2020
  • State Government

    Legislators send conflicting messages on Nathan Bedford Forrest

    The state House and Senate sent conflicting signals Tuesday, June 9, on the fate of Nathan Bedford Forrest’s bust in the State Capitol and a special day honoring his life. A Senate panel voted to keep Forrest Day while state Rep. London Lamar persuaded a House committee to get rid of the special day.

    By Sam Stockard June 09, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Riverfront projects rolling toward fall launch

    Memphis River Parks Partnership expects an October launch of the historic cobblestone landing restoration and November start on the first phase of Tom Lee Park's transformation.

    By Wayne Risher June 10, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Health Dept.: Most coronavirus deaths locally from nursing home clusters

    Shelby County Health Department Director Alisa Haushalter said most of the 133 deaths in Shelby County are from nursing home clusters and outbreaks.

    By Elle Perry, Bill Dries June 10, 2020
  • The Early Word

    The Early Word: Coronavirus growing at ‘unsustainable’ rate; how to police the police

    It's Tuesday, June 9, and we're looking to the police, the County Commission is struggling with its budget and the coronavirus isn't going away. Plus, there's a new plan for Downtown. 

    By Mary Cashiola June 09, 2020
  • Shelby County

    County Commission’s path to balancing budget goes off the rails

    The plan to balance the county budget came apart when the commission put too much weight on the idea that federal reimbursements for county dollars spent on the pandemic freed up about $4.8 million. It didn't. Then a move to cut the sheriff's department budget brought two weeks of protest over the George Floyd incident into the discussion.

    By Bill Dries June 08, 2020
  • State Government

    Representative apologizes to Towns for KFC comment

    A white state lawmaker from Ooltewah apologized to state Rep. Joe Towns, a black Memphis lawmaker, Monday evening, June 8, after making an off-hand comment about Kentucky Fried Chicken.

    By Sam Stockard June 08, 2020
  • Public Safety

    Monday protest canceled due to weather

    Rain brought a cancellation of Monday evening’s planned protest by DeVante Hill and Frank Gottie. 

    By Yolanda Jones, Omer Yusuf June 08, 2020
  • Public Safety

    ACLU threatens second lawsuit against Shelby County Sheriff’s Office

    In a demand letter to Sheriff Floyd Bonner, the ACLU and others allege that unsanitary conditions and inadequate preventative measures are jeopardizing the health of detainees in the jail.

    By Marc Perrusquia June 08, 2020
  • Health Care

    Pass virus on now, 900 will get it over next 2 months

    The coronavirus reproduction rate has hovered at 1.2 during Phase 2 of the business reopening, which went into effect May 18.

    By Jane Roberts June 09, 2020
  • Public Safety

    New Democratic policing reform bill echoes earlier bill by Cohen

    The “Justice in Policing Act” was introduced in the House Monday. Hearings before the House Judiciary Committee, including U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, begin Wednesday.

    By Bill Dries June 09, 2020
  • Public Safety

    Protesters criticize police response to Cooper-Young incident

    Shelby County Commissioner Tami Sawyer and protesters Monday addressed an incident in which two drivers drove through a protest in Cooper-Young last week. One woman was injured when she was hit by a SUV. 

    By Yolanda Jones June 09, 2020
  • Analysis Metro

    Mayor vows to fight police brutality, but city blocks records

    As Mayor Jim Strickland vows to 'fix' police brutality against African American citizens, his staff puts up roadblocks to accessing records.

    By Marc Perrusquia June 08, 2020
  • State Government

    Lee Administration holding on to $1B in federal funds

    The Lee Administration is holding out hope it can use about $1 billion in CARES Act money to replace lost revenue, spending only about a fourth of $2.3 billion the federal government has sent Tennessee since the COVID-19 pandemic hit.

    By Sam Stockard June 08, 2020
  • Metro

    Jocelyn Wurzburg to receive prestigious public service honor

    Memphis attorney Jocelyn Dan Wurzburg will be honored with the prestigious William M. Leech Jr. Public Service Award, which will be presented by the Tennessee Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division Fellows, on June 18.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff June 08, 2020
  • Metro

    U of M offers prep course for those considering online degrees

    When finished, the class may be converted to an experiential learning credit-bearing course.

    By Jane Roberts June 08, 2020
  • Podcast Coronavirus

    Where Memphis stands in the fight against COVID-19

    Dr. Jon McCullers, Pediatrician in Chief at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, discusses where Memphis and Shelby County stand in the fight against COVID-19.

    By Eric Barnes June 08, 2020
  • Public Safety

    Civic memorial for George Floyd includes police and mothers

    The chief of staff to Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris talks about her son's coming transition as a young black man and worries about what will happen when he encounters police. The city's police director says his officers are not the enemy.

    By Bill Dries June 08, 2020
  • State Government

    Despite crisis, state leaving plenty in $4B reserves

    The Lee Administration will take about $600 million from its $4 billion in reserves to bolster the budget this year and next, but it won't go deep into those funds, instead opting to add more to the rainy day fund.

    By Sam Stockard June 08, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Shelby County reports 19 new coronavirus cases, two new deaths

    The Shelby County Health Department reported 5,927 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Monday and two new deaths.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff June 08, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Strickland lifts curfew

    Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland has lifted the citywide curfew.

    By Bill Dries June 08, 2020
  • The Early Word

    The Early Word: The long view on protests; new help for COVID work casualties

    It's Monday, June 8, and we've got wind and flash flood advisories in effect for the Mid-South today. We're also talking about police reform, life after death at Elmwood and exciting changes at Acre. 

    By Mary Cashiola June 08, 2020
  • Metro

    Protest blog, Day 12: Individuals’ stories add meaning to rally

    A grieving mother's account, and a man who says he participated in the 1968 I Am A Man march add poignancy to Sunday evening demonstrations.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff June 08, 2020

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