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    Schwinn faces critical decisions on TNReady online achievement testing

    Tennessee education leaders can now track glitches with the revamped TNReady testing system in real time. But the state education commissioner says she still must decide whether to throw the switch or wait another year to resume online achievement tests.

    By Bill Dries March 28, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    Politics Podcast: City Council chairman Kemp Conrad

    Memphis City Council chairman Kemp Conrad talks about who MLGW buys electric power from and the city election season on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast.

    By Natalie Van Gundy March 28, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    Strickland renews talk of ‘freshwater institute’ on Mud Island

    Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland has renewed talk of a “freshwater institute” on Mud Island to research the Memphis aquifer, which is the source of the city’s drinking water, and the Mississippi River.

    By Bill Dries March 28, 2019
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    Daily Briefs

    • Briarcrest seeks permit for addition to elementary 
    • Lawsuit claims Blue Suede Brigade issuing illegal parking tickets
    • Le Bonheur opens operating room expansion

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 29, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    Church nonprofit helps children, parents gain resilience

    A historic Midtown church is helping children and parents in the Memphis community combat adversity and gain resilience with its nonprofit organization, CAFE.

    By Natalie Pilgrim March 31, 2019
  • State Government

    Embattled House member loses Education subcommittee chairmanship

    A day after voting against voucher legislation, state Rep. David Byrd lost his chairmanship of a House Education subcommittee Thursday with House Speaker Glen Casada saying the chamber needs "orderly operations."

    By Sam Stockard March 28, 2019
  • State Government

    Black Caucus could be at odds with DeBerry over voucher vote

    Democratic state Rep. John DeBerry of Memphis could be in conflict with the Tennessee Black Caucus of State Legislators over his vote in favor of Gov. Bill Lee’s education savings account plan this week.

    By Sam Stockard March 28, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    Mississippi River at Memphis to go below flood stage Friday

    For the first time since Feb. 18, the Mississippi River at Memphis is expected to go below flood stage sometime Friday.

    By Bill Dries March 28, 2019
  • Metro

    Daily Briefs

    • Lawsuit claims Blue Suede Brigade issued illegal parking tickets
    • Le Bonheur opens operating room expansion
    • Three Memphis orthopedic groups unite under one brand 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 28, 2019
  • Education

    About 700 students at five schools will be rezoned

    Amid concerns over declining enrollment and aging campuses, the changes are the first step in former superintendent Dorsey Hopson’s facilities footprint plan that could consolidate 28 old facilities into 10 new ones.

    By Laura Faith Kebede March 27, 2019
  • Public Safety

    Shelby County Drug Court celebrates graduates at 250th graduation

    Shelby County Drug Court held its 250th graduation ceremony Wednesday, with 16 people graduating from the alternative sentencing program for drug offenders. 

    By Yolanda Jones March 27, 2019
  • State Government

    Abortion ban ‘trigger’ bill fails in House panel

    Bill would prohibit abortions if Roe v. Wade is overturned or U.S. Constitution is amended.

    By Sam Stockard March 27, 2019
  • State Government

    Kelsey calls for TVA to expedite Allen Fossil Plant coal ash removal

    State Sen. Brian Kelsey is urging the Tennessee Valley Authority to be “expeditious” in removing toxic coal ash from containment ponds at Allen Fossil Plant on President’s Island in Memphis.

    By Sam Stockard March 27, 2019
  • State Government

    House Education Committee passes savings account plan

    The House Education Committee passed Gov. Bill Lee’s education savings account initiative Wednesday, with Shelby County legislators splitting votes on potentially the most contentious bill of the 2019 session.

    By Sam Stockard March 29, 2019
  • Education

    SCS board voices opposition to vouchers

    School board members in Shelby County have consistently opposed using state funds for private school tuition, and the latest proposal, which expands eligible expenses to tutoring and online courses, is no different, they said.

    By Laura Faith Kebede March 27, 2019
  • Metro

    Daily Briefs

    • Wiseacre seeks permit for Downtown construction
    • Permit for One Beale parking garage sought
    • Springboard Festivals adds Memphis to lineup

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 29, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    Emotion and mechanics surround Memphis 3.0 plan

    Despite the high hopes of some for the proposed Memphis 3.0 land use and development plan, there are some basic concerns and some criticism about how the land use and development guidelines will be used.

    By Bill Dries March 27, 2019
  • State Government

    Past terrorism concerns less prevalent among legislators in voucher legislation debate

    Once roiled by concerns about the spread of Islam, the Tennessee Legislature is considering legislation enabling state dollars to be used to send students to Islamic schools across the state.

    By Sam Stockard March 26, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    City Council members, TVA officials meet against backdrop of possible MLGW split from TVA

    Memphis City Council members met Tuesday in Chattanooga with Tennessee Valley Authority officials.

    By Bill Dries March 27, 2019
  • Metro

    Bill Morris’ life of public service chronicled, recognized by local leaders

    Bill Morris, who served seven terms as sheriff and mayor of Shelby County during and through civil rights struggles, documents his experiences and prepares to receive a lifetime tribute.

    By Christin Yates March 27, 2019
  • Metro

    Daily Briefs

    • Orpheum Theatre to undergo renovations
    • FedEx pulls $5 million permit
    • Morris to host book signing for autobiography

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 26, 2019
  • State Government

    Governor sells ‘school-choice’ initiatives to West Tennessee Economic Development Caucus

    As a key vote approaches this week, Gov. Bill Lee pushed his “school-choice” proposals Monday in a West Tennessee Economic Development Caucus gathering. 

    By Sam Stockard March 26, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    Eighty years after his death, Richard Halliburton finds new life in fiction

    Richard Halliburton, a Memphis adventure travel writer from a past era, has turned up in a new series of spy novels as himself. The author researched Halliburton's life and his journals at the Rhodes College Halliburton archives.

    By Bill Dries April 06, 2019
  • Shelby County

    Commissioners back $15 minimum wage for public-sector workers

    In a vote split along party lines Monday, the Shelby County Commission approved a resolution supporting a $15 minimum wage for all public-sector employees in the county.

    By Omer Yusuf March 25, 2019
  • Education

    Memphis parent advocacy group spreads model to other cities

    Nashville is the latest city to copy pieces of the Memphis Lift model. Memphis Lift leader Sarah Carpenter said she’s also been meeting with parents in Oakland and Atlanta to help get their programs started.

    By Caroline Bauman March 26, 2019

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