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  • Elections

    How the 2019 elections gauged Memphis’ state of change

    The race for mayor in particular highlighted different kinds of change at work in the city's politics, from cutting edge to much more gradual changes begun 12 years ago. With the winners and losers decided, the different kinds of change remain in play.

    By Bill Dries November 04, 2019
  • Metro

    Streetdog Foundation gearing up for annual fundraiser

    The Howl at the Moon fundraiser hopes to top last year's $160,000 total at the annual event on Nov. 9. 

    By Dima Amro November 04, 2019
  • State Government

    Rep. White urges education commissioner to dial back changes

    State Rep. Mark White and other leaders urged Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn to slow-walk revisions in accountability measures it took lawmakers years to win, but Gov. Bill Lee backs her efforts to change the status quo.

    By Sam Stockard November 04, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    Young takes mixture of MLGW rate hikes, infrastructure plan to City Hall

    The plan goes to a tough audience of City Council members Tuesday for a first look. The council has twice in the past two years rejected such rate hike requests from MLGW after debating the right balance between rate hikes in a poor city and the need to update the utility's infrastructure for one of the city's most basic services.

    By Bill Dries November 04, 2019
  • Shelby County

    A new Shelby County flag will likely have to wait a while

    Shelby County Commissioner Mick Wright had hopes of unifying the county through a redesigned flag, but that won't happen right away.

    By Linda A. Moore November 03, 2019
  • Education

    Gov. Lee’s cabinet members called for questions about $4M mystery fund

    Tennessee House Democrats want to ask about a pot of money tucked into the Department of Economic and Community Development’s budget. 

    By Marta W. Aldrich November 02, 2019
  • Metro

    Shelter for storm victims closes, but Red Cross offering help

    Red Cross shelter closes, but agency and others in the city still helping storm victims with support services. 

    By Yolanda Jones November 01, 2019
  • Public Safety

    Consent decree hurting police ability to fight crime, Strickland says

    Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland announced Friday that the city is holding a community meeting Nov. 7 to gain public input on the 40-year-old police consent decree.

    By Yolanda Jones November 01, 2019
  • State Government

    House shifting budget hearings to pre-session schedule

    New House Speaker Cameron Sexton is moving the House Finance, Ways & Means Committee's department budget hearings to a November-December schedule, away from the long practice of holding them during the regular session.

    By Sam Stockard November 01, 2019
  • Memphis Tigers Football

    ESPN crowns The King as guest picker for College GameDay on Beale Street

    All of the speculation regarding the guest picker for college games on Saturday's ESPN broadcast. All hail the King of Prognosticating. 

    By Clay Bailey November 03, 2019
  • Metro

    Rhodes receives $300,000 from DOJ for sexual assault prevention, programs

    Rhodes will implement a strategic plan, including setting up training programs that will center on sexual assault prevention, victim support and responding to interpersonal violence and stalking. 

    By Jane Roberts November 01, 2019
  • Education

    Six high school classroom vacancies will be filled with online teachers

    Some Shelby County Schools board members initially rejected the remote teaching idea in a committee meeting, but support mounted last week as district leaders explained the dire teacher vacancy situation.

    By Laura Faith Kebede November 01, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    Strickland examining logistics of restoring police, fire benefits

    On "Behind The Headlines," Jim Strickland says the city should be able to fund the restoration of benefits with the recently approved half cent sales tax hike for several years. Beyond that, expenses will probably exceed revenues, which is something he and the city council will discuss Tuesday. 

    By Bill Dries November 01, 2019
  • State Government

    Rep. Mark White to take Nashville job, keep Memphis seat

    East Memphis Republican will travel Tennessee working for Lipscomb's College of Leadership & Public Service.

    By Sam Stockard October 31, 2019
  • Elections

    Early voting expands to five sites in council districts 1 and 7

    The five early voting sites opening Friday join a single early voting site Downtown that was open for the first week of the voting period. 

    By Bill Dries October 31, 2019
  • State Government

    Legislative Democrats call for hearings into ECD ‘slush fund’

    Democrats in the General Assembly, including Memphis lawmakers, want hearings into a $4 million “slush fund” for rural grants, some raising questions about whether it was designed to reward legislators who voted for the governor’s voucher bill.

    By Sam Stockard November 01, 2019
  • Public Safety

    Store clerk convicted of killing teen over $1 beer sentenced to 22 years

    Anwar Ghazali, found guilty in the shooting death of 17-year-old Dorian Harris over a stolen beer, was sentenced Thursday to 22 years in prison without parole.

    By Yolanda Jones October 31, 2019
  • Metro

    Politics Podcast: MLGW rate hike proposal and a cost-cutting plan

    Memphis Light Gas and Water Division president CEO J.T. Young talks about the report recommending a cut in more than 300 employees, other savings and the rate hike proposal he is about to take to City Hall.

    By Bill Dries November 01, 2019
  • Metro

    New Barn Organics transitions from plastic to paper packaging

    New Barn Organics announced it is transitioning its Almond Milk line from plastic packaging to Evergreen Packaging’s PlantCarton paper packaging.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff October 31, 2019
  • Public Safety

    Billy Ray Turner to return to court Dec. 4 for likely trial date in Lorenzen Wright slaying

    Billy Ray Turner, the lone remaining defendant in the slaying of former NBA star Lorenzen Wright, returns to court Dec. 4 for a likely trial date. 

    By Yolanda Jones October 31, 2019
  • State Government

    White backs Blackburn push to move Education Dept. to Tennessee

    State Rep. Mark White supports legislation sponsored by U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn to move federal agencies out of Washington, D.C., and bring the Education Department to Tennessee.

    By Sam Stockard October 31, 2019
  • Metro

    Freedom Award winners mix optimism with reality of barriers to change

    Nigerian activist Hafsat Abiola, entertainer John Legend and feminist icon Gloria Steinem talked of past struggles and present challenges and the ties between them as they were Wednesday in Memphis. 

    By Bill Dries October 31, 2019
  • Elections

    Election Commission to draft policy on early voting hours for future elections

    The Election Commission considered changing the hours for early voting to open all six sites in the city council runoff races ahead of Friday. But the commission decided instead to set a policy on the issue in future elections. 

    By Bill Dries October 30, 2019
  • Education

    Tennessee student scores climb national rankings

    The National Assessment of Educational Progress is given every two years to provide a snapshot of U.S. student achievement for the Nation’s Report Card. With the showing, Tennessee defied national downward trends and edged closer to — but still fell short of — its ambitious goal of moving into the top half of states by 2019. 

    By Marta W. Aldrich October 30, 2019
  • Shelby County

    County investigating residency of Corrections Division director

    Shelby County officials say they know Corrections Division Director Anthony Alexander has property in Atoka, Tennessee, in Tipton County. Now they’re investigating if that’s where he really lives, in violation of requirements he live in Shelby County.

    By Linda A. Moore October 30, 2019

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