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Metro
The Knowledge Quest students helping with the reimagining of the Memphis riverfront and Tom Lee Park spent this past summer engaged in a Stanford University-style design thinking lab. -
Public Safety
City, ACLU try to work out changes on surveillance consent decree
Both sides in federal lawsuit over Memphis police surveillance request a year to work out differences outside of court ruling.
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Business
Wei Chen’s adventurous spirit, love of flying recalled
Memphis businessman Wei Chen was remembered Friday as an ardent booster of his adopted hometown, which was on full display in his 2011 flight around the world.
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Transportation & Logistics
4 killed when local businessman Wei Chen’s aircraft crashes in Atlanta
A twin-engine jet registered to company owned by a Memphis businessman crashed Thursday in Atlanta, killing all four aboard.
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Business
Commission approves TIF for $950 million Union Row development
The Shelby County Commission voted to authorize a 30-year, $100 million tax increment financing district for phase I of the $950 million Union Row development Monday, despite a request from Mayor Lee Harris and two county commissioners to delay the vote. -
City of Memphis
Confederate monuments anniversary blends with coming city elections
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland won’t officially announce his re-election bid until next month. -
Metro
Politics Podcast: Memphis City Council vacancies, sports betting, Union Row and more
Memphis City Council members Patrice Robinson and Worth Morgan join us to talk about the council's three vacant seats. Plus: Union Row gets a thumbs-up from the County Commission and sports betting could be coming to Tennessee. -
City of Memphis
Confederate monument anniversary reveals a work in progress
One year to the day that Confederate monuments were removed from two city parks, the anniversary revealed the controversy still has some unexpected life left in it among those pursuing the removal of the monuments by different methods.
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State Government
State Sen. Kyle eyes run for U.S. Senate seat
Sara Kyle says constituents have been encouraging her to consider running even before U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander announced he would not seek re-election.
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Shelby County
Harris pushes for new juvenile detention center funding
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris presses the case for funding of a new juvenile detention center ahead of a key County Commission vote next month.
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State Government
AG opinion could bring sports betting to Memphis
A Tennessee Attorney General’s opinion saying sports betting could be legalized without amending the Constitution could make it easier for Sen. Brian Kelsey to pass legislation allowing gambling on athletic events. -
City of Memphis
City Council rejects Logan, punts filling vacancies to new year
Memphis City Council members put off filling three empty seats on the council Tuesday at their last meeting of the year. -
Public Safety Prisoners in Shelby County jails can make free holiday phone calls
For 10 days during the holiday season, prisoners in Shelby County jails will get free five-minute phone calls to family and friends.
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Education
Memphis and Nashville put on notice about which schools could face state takeover in 2020
In one of her final acts as Tennessee education commissioner, Candice McQueen has identified nearly 20 schools that could require the most drastic state interventions — including possibly state takeover in 2020 — if their test scores don’t increase dramatically, according to documents obtained by Chalkbeat. -
City of Memphis
Graceland says it’s willing to delay arena plans to get money for other attractions
There are plans to make two more Hallmark movies in Memphis next year, according to the managing partner of Graceland Holdings LLC. -
State Government
Legislators say court ruling on Affordable Care Act a wakeup call
Memphis legislators say a court ruling striking at the heart of the Affordable Care Act should spur the Legislature to protect health insurance coverage for Tennesseans. -
City of Memphis
Memphis 3.0 draft includes area anchors and ‘degree of change’ ratings
The city’s long-range development plan for the next 20 years begins with what is already there, gauges the market and public sentiment and builds from there. A draft of the Memphis 3.0 plan debuted Wednesday on a city website, www.memphis3point0.com. -
Shelby County
Commissioners write letter to Haslam urging clemency for Cyntoia Brown
Four Shelby County Commissioners wrote a letter to Gov. Bill Haslam urging him to grant clemency for 30-year-old Cyntoia Brown, who is currently serving a 51-year prison sentence for killing a man when she was 16. -
State Government
Lamar Alexander won’t seek another Senate term in 2020
Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander announced on Monday he won’t seek another U.S. Senate term in 2020, leaving the post open for another contentious election and ending one of the most prolific political careers in Tennessee history. -
Public Safety
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris acts to expand grand jury
Shelby County is seeking to expand grand jury operations to help reduce the time a prisoner waits in jail before learning if they will be indicted or their case is resolved, officials said. -
Education
Robotics, the sport of STEM education
A new sport is emerging in local middle schools — robot battles. -
State Government
Haslam considering run; Boyd nixes idea of replacing Alexander
Gov. Bill Haslam is mulling a run for the U.S. Senate seat to be vacated by Sen. Lamar Alexander while University of Tennessee interim president Randy Boyd is ruling out the 2020 race. -
City of Memphis
TDZ expansion approved for second convention center hotel
The Tennessee Building Commission's executive committee has approved an expansion of the Downtown Tourism Development Zone for a second convention center hotel in Memphis. -
State Government
Camper ‘not afraid’ to match wits with Republican leaders
History-making House Minority Leader Karen Camper isn’t naturally flamboyant. She just wants to get the job done, and if it means delivering tough news to the next governor on issues he wants to push, the former Army intelligence officer says she’ll take on the task. -
City of Memphis
City Council’s 3 empty seats take center stage
The Memphis City Council has three empty council seats to fill Tuesday. And if the 10 council members can’t break the gridlock that has delayed the appointment to the first of those vacancies, there will be more calls for special elections to fill all three.
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