Democratic presidential contender Michael Bloomberg drew a crowd of 150 at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library Thursday in his first campaign stop in the city. 

The City of Memphis has paid $1 million to Baker Donelson law firm in attorney fees to defend the city in a 2017 consent decree lawsuit. 

Reps. Bo Mitchell of Nashville and Joe Towns of Memphis have drafted separate proposals that would rescind Tennessee’s education savings account law.

Good morning; it’s Thursday, Dec. 19. Today, Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg will be in Memphis, and Beale Street Music Fest has an announcement for us. 

The Tennessee Capitol Commission chairman is guaranteeing a meeting by the end of February to discuss the process for a vote on removing the Nathan Bedford Forrest bust from the State Capitol.

State Sen. Raumesh Akbari is encouraging money to be spent for programs such as Agape in Memphis, which are cutting into poverty, as the state studies how to spend $732 million in TANF "reserves."

The Memphis Child Advocacy Center recently received a grant of $40,000 from the Valero Benefit for Children.

International Paper funded the new center. 

Teli White was suspended three years ago for his part in a grade-changing scandal after a district investigation, but was fired a year later for the same offense following an investigation by independent law firms.

Dexter Solutions will lay off 64 people in a permanent closure of its offices at 3493 Lamar Ave. in Memphis.

Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg is one of 16 Democratic contenders in the March 3 presidential primaries.

Classes, which begin in February, offer pathways to an associate degree at Southwest Tennessee Community College.

Gov. Bill Lee announced Wednesday he will agree to a refugee resettlement plan in Tennessee, responding to the executive order by President Donald Trump allowing states to make the decision on how to handle refugees. 

City leaders announced Wednesday, Dec. 18, they are pausing the parking plan at the Memphis Zoo to consider instead building a one-story parking deck of 350 spaces. 

Federal authorities announce new violent crime reduction plan in seven cities nationwide, including in Memphis. The federal surge will pair federal and local enforcement in Operation Relentless Pursuit. 

Good morning, it’s Wednesday, Dec. 18. Today, the federal government is expected to announce a new initiative for seven cities, one of them being Memphis. 

Tennessee Finance & Administration Commissioner Stuart McWhorter said Tuesday a list of projects could have existed for a $4 million rural grants being criticized as a “slush fund” for lawmakers but denied ever seeing one.

Memphis International Airport announces 2020 schedule for Jon K. Thompson World Class Tour.

A Girls Inc. facility in Frayser was approved by the Memphis City Council Tuesday, Dec. 17.

City Council approves referendum on police and fire residency. Residents will have a chance next November to weigh in on whether police and firefighters can live within 50 miles of the city or in neighboring counties. 

Water and gas rate hikes were approved but a proposed electric rate hike was rejected. The council also took back its rejection of a solid waste fee hike that goes on the same monthly utility bills. That after Mayor Jim Strickland threatened layoffs and reductions in garbage service in the new year without the hike.

The Holiday Night Market Friday in the park highlights the intersection between the drive to remove the monuments and an earlier effort to activate the park for more Memphians.

Two years to the week that Confederate monuments were removed from three city parks, the statues have been turned over to descendants or the Sons of Confederate Veterans, the city announced Tuesday.

Conference is designed to build synergy between industry and university researchers.

Good morning! It's Tuesday, Dec. 17. Today is the Memphis City Council's final meeting of the year, and FedEx has an earnings call this afternoon.