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<strong>Members of the Senate meet during a special session of the state legislature to redraw U.S. Congressional voting maps on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Nashville.&nbsp;The Tennessee General Assembly officially passed legislation&nbsp;to redraw the state&rsquo;s Congressional districts on Thursday.</strong> (George Walker IV/AP)City of Memphis

Leaders react to Memphis redistricting

“We have specific needs, and we need a representative in Congress that can speak to those needs,” Memphis Mayor Paul Young told The Daily Memphian Thursday.

By Bill Dries,  The Daily Memphian Staff 4 hours ago
State Government

Gov. Lee signs redistricting legislation, candidate filing period reopens

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee also signed several more bills related to redistricting.

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Cohen to sue over redrawn congressional map

Brent Taylor to seek Tenn. District 9 Congressional seat

By Noah McLane 18 minutes ago
State Government

Brent Taylor to seek Tenn. District 9 Congressional seat

Taylor said he would “fight to cement Tennessee’s conservative legacy for generations to come.”

By The Daily Memphian Staff 3 hours ago
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All Memphis third graders to retake TCAP reading exam on last days of school

For some students, improved scores could excuse them from summer school and tutoring interventions required by a state reading retention law.

By Laura Testino 6 hours ago

  • Update State Government

    State Democrats wore white to Thursday’s vote. Here’s why.

    The 30 state Democrats all wore white Thursday in a silent protest supporting voting rights.

    By Jody Callahan 2 hours ago
  • State Government

    Cohen to sue over redrawn congressional map

    “We’ve been campaigning hard since the filing deadline ... and that’s a First Amendment violation, so there will be a lawsuit in state court,” Cohen said. 

    By Samuel Hardiman 8 hours ago
  • Update State Government

    Proposed Congressional map passes TN House and Senate, splitting Memphis into three districts

    Lawmakers passed a new congressional map that split Shelby County into three different congressional districts, less than a week after Gov. Bill Lee called for a special session on the matter.

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    State Democrats wore white to Thursday’s vote. Here’s why.

    By Noah McLane 20 minutes ago
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Former Memphis judge dies

    Longtime local attorney and former judge Gerald Skahan has died. He was 61.

    By Aarron Fleming 8 hours ago
  • Update City of Memphis

    Man accused of shooting MPD officer arrested

    The man accused of shooting an MPD officer in February has been caught, court records show.

    By Aarron Fleming 8 hours ago
  • Elections

    The AM/DM podcast: County races set for August

    On Tuesday, May 5, Shelby County went to the primary polls, winnowing down wide fields in races for county mayor, county clerk and sheriff.

    By Mary Cashiola 14 hours ago
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: Memphis may be split into thirds, and a Legacy is dissolved

    The vacancy left by G.A. Hardaway is filled, a new chatbot has moved into Grok’s house and Collierville is giving up on X.

    By Bianca Phillips 14 hours ago
  • Metro

    Photo Gallery: Kyle Petty, Richard Petty hold fan event

    Kyle Petty, his dad Richard “The King” Petty and several others taking part in the Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America held a fan event at the Guest House at Graceland.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 06, 2026
  • Premium Metro

    If there are new maps, what are Cohen, Kustoff and Pearson going to do?

    At least one local elected official hinted at what they might consider if the new congressional district map passes.

    By Samuel Hardiman 6 hours ago
  • State Government

    Proposed congressional map debated, protested at Tennessee Capitol

    “Why are (lawmakers) afraid of having to work for everyone’s vote?” asked a Memphis community organizer as people across the state and beyond came to protest a Republican-led effort to redraw the state’s congressional map.

    By Noah McLane May 06, 2026
  • 2026 Elections Elections

    Primary voter turnout healthy — but not high

    Primary elections in Shelby County draw the lowest voter turnout. Considering that, overall turnout in Tuesday’s election was higher than expected.

    By Bill Dries May 06, 2026
  • State Government

    G.A. Hardaway’s son appointed to his state House seat

    TJ Hardaway heads to Nashville to take his seat in the state House for an anticipated Thursday vote on a Republican plan to redraw the boundaries of the state’s nine Congressional districts.

    By Bill Dries 16 hours ago
  • Business

    Claude AI to use xAI’s Memphis data center

    Anthropic, the company behind the widely successful Claude chatbot, would use all of Colossus’ computing capacity. 

    By Samuel Hardiman May 06, 2026
  • State Government

    A more detailed look at Tennessee’s proposed Congressional map

    A close-up of Shelby County, obtained by The Daily Memphian and shared by legislators on social media, shows that most of Memphis’ municipal limits appear to be split roughly three ways. The map still does not include streets, precincts or municipal boundaries. 

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    State GOP proposes splitting Memphis into three Congressional districts

    Proposed congressional map debated, protested at Tennessee Capitol

    By The Daily Memphian Staff 15 hours ago
  • State Government

    State GOP proposes splitting Memphis into three Congressional districts

    The map would make all nine of Tennessee’s seats Republican-leaning districts.

    By Laura Testino May 06, 2026
  • Business

    The AM/DM podcast: Peaches and pathogens

    Historically, West Tennessee has been known for commodity crops such as soy, corn and especially cotton. But in recent years, an increasing number of area farmers have started growing specialty crops — like peaches — because they’re more profitable per acre.

    By Mary Cashiola May 06, 2026
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: Election winners locked in as redistricting effort begins

    Shooting breaks out in Cooper-Young, Carolina Watershed may get a new life and we’ve got the opening lineup for Crosstown’s new music venue.

    By Bianca Phillips May 06, 2026
  • 2026 elections Elections

    Clerks, register, trustee and assessor: Here’s who won the primaries for the other races

    Wanda Halbert, the current county clerk, lost the Democratic nomination for Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk to state Rep. Joe Towns Jr. on Tuesday, May 5, by a 121-vote margin according to unofficial totals.

    By Samuel Hardiman May 05, 2026
  • Geoff Calkins

    Calkins: On Election Day, the shameful work of erasing Memphis begins

    “They’re killing an iconic American city,” said U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, who flew in to join Tuesday’s protest. “It’s a terrible day for Memphis and it’s a terrible day for Tennessee.”

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    Anger, disbelief and solidarity: How Memphians in Nashville are reacting to proposed redistricting

    Tennessee Legislature’s special session starts today. Here’s how it could go

    By Geoff Calkins May 05, 2026
  • 2026 elections Elections

    Two incumbents among winners in school board primaries

    As a state takeover looms, voters retained two Memphis-Shelby County Schools incumbents seeking re-election, according to unofficial election results from the board’s first-ever partisan primaries held Tuesday, May 5.

    By Laura Testino May 05, 2026
  • 2026 elections Elections

    Germantown full-time mayor referendum fails

    “The more they tried to explain it, the worse it got,” said Patrick Lawton, former Germantown city administrator. 

    By Abigail Warren May 06, 2026
  • 2026 elections Elections

    Won at the primary: The 3 County Commission seats that stay in the Democratic column

    Shante Avant, Karen Streeter and Lashanta Rudd won seats on the County Commission with their win in Tuesday’s Democratic primaries.

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    Which County Commission races were set or decided before the first vote was cast?

    By Bill Dries May 05, 2026
  • 2026 elections Elections

    LaSonya Hall will run to replace Wanda Halbert in August

    Most in the 11-candidate field talked about specific changes to the office that issues new vehicle tags, car titles and collects registration fees in addition to issuing marriage licenses and business permits.

    By Bill Dries May 05, 2026
  • 2026 elections Elections

    Four County Commission races set for August

    Four Shelby County Board of Commissioners races now have their final pairings for the August general election.

    By Samuel Hardiman May 06, 2026
  • 2026 elections Elections

    Anthony Buckner wins Democratic primary for Sheriff

    Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Anthony Buckner won the Shelby County Democratic primary for sheriff Tuesday.

    By Samuel Hardiman May 05, 2026

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