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  • City of Memphis

    Anton Mack new leader at Explore Bike Share

    Anton Mack replaces Trey Moore as the leader of Explore Bike Share.

    By Linda A. Moore February 18, 2020
  • Public Safety

    Law enforcement, clergy meet to discuss curbing gun violence

    Police and clergy met to discuss what they can do about gun violence and violent crime in Memphis and Shelby County. 

    By Yolanda Jones February 18, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Looks like voters can decide residency rules for police, firefighters

    A proposal for a broader residency requirement for Memphis police and firefighters will remain on the November ballot citywide. City Council members settled the matter Tuesday after a debate that rolled across the first six weeks of the new council's term of office.

    By Bill Dries February 19, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    MLGW in talks to remove payment kiosks from payday lenders

    Memphis Light, Gas and Water President J.T. Young says the utility is exploring ending its contract with a payment kiosk company that includes payment stations at 30 ACE Cash Express outlets.

    By Bill Dries February 18, 2020
  • State Government

    Senator says yes to ammo tax break, no on feminine hygiene products

    State Sen. Joey Hensley calls for a negative vote on state Sen. Sara Kyle's feminine hygiene products sales tax holiday bill.

    By Sam Stockard February 18, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    City changes course on management of Fairgrounds commercial development

    M&M Enterprises will develop a smaller part of the 18 acres along Central Avenue that is to be developed commercially. And the city is now the project manager for that part of the Fairgrounds redevelopment.

    By Bill Dries February 18, 2020
  • The Early Word

    The Early Word: Native son broadcasts to nation; water bill targets county

    It's Tuesday, Feb. 18, and today, we've got a "bike to work" project, #girldads, and a possibility for some minor flooding. 

    By Mary Cashiola February 18, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    City Council to review Sheraton Convention Center hotel deal

    The City Council also will review an agreement to take in animals impounded outside the city at Memphis Animal Services.

    By Bill Dries February 18, 2020
  • Premium Public Safety

    Grief group helps teens, parents who’ve had to ‘face death too soon’

    The Shelby County Crime Victims & Rape Crisis Center has launched a pilot teen grief program to help young people affected by homicides get counseling. 

    By Yolanda Jones February 18, 2020
  • State Government

    Major Trevor Joseph Act addresses issue of weekend military burials

    State Rep. Kevin Vaughan is seeking passage of the Major Trevor Joseph Act after officials with the Tennessee Department of Veterans Services refused to allow a weekend burial for the soldier last fall.

    By Sam Stockard February 17, 2020
  • Elections

    Flinn wants policy to trump soundbites in U.S. Senate

    Dr. George Flinn of Memphis is making a sixth run for Congress, and he's willing to spend big in hopes of ending D.C.’s “drama” and putting policy to the nation's biggest problems at the forefront

    By Sam Stockard February 17, 2020
  • Metro

    U of M adds doctoral, master’s programs

    Programs include advanced studies in social work, applied physics and engineering management.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 18, 2020
  • The Early Word

    The Early Word: Airport, riverfront look to upgrade; how to work in art

    Today is notable because it's Presidents Day and Collierville's 150th birthday. We've got more than a playoff dream for the Grizzlies, a local man helping others cope with childhood tragedies and how to save Midtown. 

    By Mary Cashiola February 17, 2020
  • Elections

    Presidential politics ramps up as primaries near

    Several of the Democratic presidential campaigns started looking for Memphis votes on the first weekend of the early voting period with local politicos leading the charge to the March 3 election day.

    By Bill Dries February 17, 2020
  • Shelby County

    Trail of lawsuits plague health care provider for county inmates

    Former employees and one ex-inmate allege in lawsuits that Wellpath LLC is not providing satisfactory care at Shelby County facilities.

    By Linda A. Moore February 17, 2020
  • State Government

    Camper seeks voucher audit for ‘flummoxed’ lawmakers

    House Minority Leader Karen Camper is asking for a timeline audit of a no-bid education savings account contract to answer questions for legislators puzzled about the Education Department's method for expediting the program in time for the 2021-22 school year.

    By Sam Stockard February 17, 2020
  • State Government

    Camper: Lee may succeed in speeding up voucher plan

    Two Memphis Democrats in the state House talk on "Behind The Headlines" about the resurgent questions by lawmakers of both parties around the school vouchers program passed by the Legislature last year and on a fast track for implementation this summer.

    By Bill Dries February 16, 2020
  • Premium Metro

    With six kids in college, refugee family works while others wait

    Faith-based agencies in 2019 resettled the fewest refugees in Tennessee in more than two decades. The numbers likely will be even lower this year. Meanwhile, some legislators are challenging Gov. Bill Lee’s decision to continue participating in the nation’s 40-year-old refugee resettlement program.

    By David Waters February 15, 2020
  • Metro

    Mississippi River to top flood stage

    The Mississippi River at Memphis is forecast to go above flood stage Feb. 19 and crest at 36 feet by Feb. 21 before a gradual drop over the next week.

    By Bill Dries February 16, 2020
  • State Government

    Right to Work resolution flies through Senate with Republican supermajority

    Legislation setting the course for putting Tennessee’s Right to Work Law into the state Constitution passed the Senate on a 24-5 vote, with only Republicans backing it in a supermajority advantage.

    By Sam Stockard February 14, 2020
  • Metro

    Politics Podcast: A campaign roundup

    Bill Dries' roundup includes the Memphis federal court case from the 1990s that has some similarities to the Roger Stone case.

    By Bill Dries February 14, 2020
  • Metro

    Cohen: President’s response to Hart ‘unfair, but typical’

    The Congressman's defense of the former school board member comes eight years after she challenged him in the 9th District Democratic primary.

    By Bill Dries February 16, 2020
  • Elections

    Democratic presidential camps emerge to boost early voting

    The first numbers from the start of early voting are strong and much higher than the same point in early voting four years ago. 

    By Bill Dries February 14, 2020
  • The Early Word

    The Early Word: Love for Germantown’s outdoor venue, soul food and a new story in Balmoral

    Happy Valentine's Day! Two companies new to Memphis have a heart for seniors and their health; the Winters are coming; and we've even got some mood music. 

    By Mary Cashiola February 14, 2020
  • Premium State Government

    Lee clarifies position on megasite development

    Governor pushed back against word earlier this month that the 4,100-acre Memphis Regional Megasite in Haywood County is not on the administration’s front burner. 

    By Bill Dries February 14, 2020

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