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Metro A resolution that asks Shelby County government to enforce the rules laid out in the employee handbook on sexual harassment regardless of who is accused was passed by the County Commission Monday, March 9. -
Metro Shelby County Commission to reconsider Quinn Ridge
Shelby County Commission will reconsider John Porter's Quinn Ridge proposal in April. The commission previously denied the project.
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State Government
As COVID-19 cases spread, Tennessee Democrats push healthcare for uninsured
A bill filed Monday authorized the governor to start negotiating immediately with the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and President Donald Trump to provide primary care “relative to the prevention and treatment of coronavirus” to all Tennesseans.
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Metro
Treadwell parents react to employee quarantine
Treadwell parents began signing the children out of school after learning that an employee was in contact with the first person diagnosed in Shelby County with the novel coronavirus.
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Business
What to do if you feel sick or may have been exposed to coronavirus
If you go to your doctor's office, call before you arrive to let the staff know you are concerned you may have COVID-19.
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Metro Assistant U.S. attorney pleads guilty to theft, resigns
An assistant U.S. attorney in Memphis resigned her post and will serve a year on probation after pleading guilty to theft in U.S. District Court, stemming from falsified time sheets.
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Health Care
Coronavirus daily blog, March 9: Baptist patient improving
Editor's note: Due to the serious public health implications associated with COVID-19, The Daily Memphian is making our coronavirus coverage accessible to all readers — no subscription needed.
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The Early Word
The Early Word: How COVID-19 is affecting the Mid-South; plus, low-hanging fruit for local farmers?
It's Monday, March 9, a day when the Shelby County Commission will be looking at paid parental leave. We're also talking about a new benefit for FedEx employees, two leading scientists here in Memphis and the questions surrounding a new high school in Shelby County.
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City of Memphis
City Council: Grants process to remain unchanged ... for now
For now, the city council will keep its ground rules for dispensing $2.6 million in grant money at $200,000 per council member. But the council continues to battle what is a longer line of organizations seeking a limited amount of money.
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Premium Public Safety
Permitless carry proposal stirs debate on both sides of issue
Proponents and opponents of Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's proposed permitless carry measure weigh in on the controversial issue.
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Health Care
First coronavirus case confirmed in Memphis; region reacts
Tennessee now has three confirmed cases of the new coronavirus.
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Elections
Bernie-Biden partisans gather for round one of delegate selection
The countywide Democratic party convention Saturday at Kirby High School is the first of two steps in selecting delegates to this summer's Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee.
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Metro
Pups let the good times roll at Mardi Growl party on the Greensward
Mid-South dogs and their owners seize the opportunity to celebrate and socialize during Saturday's pet parade and costume contest at Overton Park.
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State Government
Medical cannabis bill could be snuffed out in Senate
Medical cannabis legislation could reach a House floor vote this year for the first time, leaders say. But running a gauntlet in the Senate is likely to prove more difficult.
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State Government
Harris backs farmers’ access to groundwater while preserving aquifer
The Shelby County mayor contends the proposed rule changes will stop “onerous” permitting requirements while still protecting the Memphis Sand Aquifer, a move he believes will stop legislation designed to undermine county rules.
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Education
Judge pledges to move swiftly on education voucher lawsuit
Chancellor Anne C. Martin indicated that she likely will allow three pro-voucher groups representing parents from Memphis and Nashville to become part of the case.
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City of Memphis
Comptroller of currency defends rewrite of anti-redlining act during Beale forum
Joseph Otting said the Community Reinvestment Act is overdue for revisions that reflect 21st century banking. But some of those at the Memphis forum were skeptical that it would increase bank investment in low-income areas given other changes on other fronts from the Trump administration.
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Metro Home prices rise, ‘For Sale’ signs fade
The number of February home sales in the Memphis area rose 3 percent from February 2019, but the number of houses for sale – already persistently low for years – fell another 13.5 percent from a year ago, according to the Memphis Area Association of Realtors.
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Metro
Trump surveys Tennessee tornado damage
President Donald Trump traveled to Tennessee on Friday to tour neighborhoods where lives and homes were destroyed by tornadoes that swept through parts of the state earlier this week.
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The Early Word
The Early Word: Patient zero; love and basketball; and school starts
It’s March 6, and the Southern Women’s Show begins at the Agricenter today. We've also got the goods on a new stage for an old stage, another jail lawsuit and fish on Friday's.
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Elections
Local Democratic Party chairman questions Bloomberg’s message
Michael Harris and party Democratic Party Vice Chair Sarah Beth Larson also talked on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast about Saturday’s local Democratic convention, the first of two steps to select delegates to this summer's Democratic National Convention.
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State Government
Legislature’s tornado reaction turns political amid death, destruction
Democrats say Tennessee’s controlling Republicans took care of Gov. Bill Lee’s permitless carry and anti-abortion initiatives even though a terrible tornado killed people across the state and left a path of destruction.
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Metro State unemployment steady at 3.3% in January
Tennessee’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.3% for the third consecutive month in January.
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State Government
Memphis lawmaker: State not prepared for potential coronavirus epidemic
Hours after Tennessee officials confirmed the state's first case of the coronavirus, one Memphis lawmaker said the state is “absolutely not” prepared to deal with a potential health crisis stemming from COVID-19.
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Shelby County
Second inmate files suit against Shelby County jail health care provider
A former Shelby County Jail inmate has filed a lawsuit against the company contracted by the county to provide medical care to detainees. It is the latest of a series of lawsuits against the company.
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