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<strong>An instructor gives a lesson at a Shady Grove pre-K class in March.&nbsp;The Equity2Prosperity Project began a year ago with the premise that children with challenges outside the classroom start pre-K too late.</strong> (Aarron Fleming/The Daily Memphian file)Behind The Headlines

Behind the Headlines: Program pushes pre-K for 2-year-olds from high-poverty areas

A year-old program to get children in poverty into pre-kindergarten classes earlier is part of a discussion on “Behind The Headlines” that took in larger questions.

By Bill Dries September 30, 2023
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Mayoral candidate Bonner says he’d ‘bring a unique perspective’ to managing the police

The full “Behind The Headlines” interview with Shelby County Sheriff and mayoral contender Floyd Bonner Jr. includes the candidate saying his law enforcement background will directly affect his relationship with whoever he would appoint as police director.

By Bill Dries September 23, 2023
Elections

Herenton says city lacks ‘transformational’ mayor

Former Mayor Willie Herenton talks on “Behind The Headlines” about his bid to return as mayor, a recent discussion he had with millennials and his leadership of MPD.

By Bill Dries September 16, 2023
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Paul Young says MLGW plan needs time. (And maybe more money.)

Memphis Mayoral contender Paul Young also talked on “Behind The Headlines” about “stopping the bleeding” from violent crime as the next mayor’s top priority of the next mayor. 

By Bill Dries August 31, 2023

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    Chamber takes over Memphis in May international activities

    The Memphis in May International Festival was founded to promote foreign business investment in the city. The tradition will continue with the Greater Memphis Chamber announcing the 2024 honored country next week.

    By Bill Dries August 26, 2023
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    Bluffwalk at new Brooks Museum can be in the eye of the beholder

    The director of the Brooks says on “Behind The Headlines” the controversy over the bluffwalk on the river side of the museum being built Downtown depends on your definition of the public walkway atop much of the riverbluff.

    By Bill Dries August 19, 2023
  • Metro

    Van Turner says federal probe of MPD is needed to ‘rebuild trust’

    Memphis mayoral candidate Van Turner says on “Behind The Headlines” the federal investigation of the Memphis Police Department could play a large role in determining whether the next mayor changes MPD leadership.

    By Bill Dries August 12, 2023
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    Tom Lee Park redesign sprints toward Sept. 2 opening

    Memphis River Parks Partnership president and CEO Carol Coletta talks on “Behind The Headlines” about the road to the September opening of the redesigned Tom Lee Park. 

    By Bill Dries August 05, 2023
  • Metro

    McKissack defends school board handling of Joris Ray’s MSCS exit

    The Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board let the former superintendent resign and receive a $480,000 payment after allegations of sexual misconduct. Details of the investigation were never released.

    By Bill Dries July 29, 2023
  • Metro

    Gibson says collaboration and compromise missing from city’s politics

    Memphis mayoral contender J.W. Gibson talked on “Behind The Headlines” about crime, power outages, garbage pickup and the state of the city’s politics. The interview is the latest in a series of one-on-one conversations with contenders for mayor.

    By Bill Dries July 22, 2023
  • Behind The Headlines

    Camper says crime approach should be more than ‘tactical’

    Mayoral contender Karen Camper says on “Behind The Headlines” the city’s public safety strategy is too focused on the “tactical” when it should include a longer-term approach to crime.

    By Bill Dries July 15, 2023
  • Behind The Headlines

    State senator says change in bail guidelines more likely than ‘red flag’ law

    State Senator Brent Taylor says he plans to change the state law on bail conditions. But on “Behind The Headlines” with Germantown Mayor Mike Palazzolo, Taylor said don’t look for major changes in gun laws in an August special session of the Legislature.

    By Bill Dries July 08, 2023
  • Behind The Headlines

    Mulroy says judicial commissioners should set unaffordable bail, in certain cases

    “Some of those people who’ve reoffended ... there’s a small percentage of those that, I guess, maybe, we need to give up on and just talk about long-term incarceration,” Mulroy said. “But I think for a lot of them, there is a chance for rehabilitation.”

    By Julia Baker July 01, 2023
  • Metro

    Colvett says he would be ‘extraordinarily pro-development’ mayor if elected

    Colvett said he would appoint a “housing director” if elected to move more Memphians toward homeownership.

    By Bill Dries July 14, 2023
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    Behind the Headlines: County Commission chair counts votes on wheel-tax hike

    Shelby County Commission chairman Mickell Lowery says on WKNO’s “Behind The Headlines” that he’s counting votes on a proposed wheel tax hike that faces a critical commission vote Monday, June 5.

    By Bill Dries June 04, 2023
  • Metro

    Behind the Headlines: Reporter’s roundtable discusses Greenlaw Community Center

    The change in position on enforcing a youth curfew and how Greenlaw Community Center might figure into that is among the topics discussed on a “Behind The Headlines” reporter’s roundtable.

    By Bill Dries May 27, 2023
  • Behind The Headlines

    A decade after Delta de-hub, Memphis airport becomes more strategic

    Scott Brockman, the airport’s president and CEO, talked on “Behind The Headines” about incentives for flights to and from certain cities and other adjustments a decade after Delta ‘de-hubbed’ Memphis International.

    By Bill Dries May 20, 2023
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    Memphis voters could choose gun control laws

    A city ordinance that could prompt a court fight with the state over gun control has morphed into a potential ballot question for voters. The sponsors of the measure talk about it on “Behind The Headlines.”

    By Bill Dries May 15, 2023
  • Premium Criminal Justice

    Curfew enforcement has been mixed across the U.S.

    Curfew programs often also take people off the streets who could report crimes, research shows. 

    By Ben Wheeler May 07, 2023
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    Strickland says many details of juvenile curfew still uncertain

    On WKNO-TV’s “Behind The Headlines,” Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland said he is still working through details of the Downtown juvenile curfew, is worried about a new ordinance limiting traffic stops, and will not weigh in on residency.

    By Bill Dries May 05, 2023
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    Bartlett mayor says Union Depot and BlueOval bringing more, diverse housing

    Bartlett Mayor David Parsons says Bartlett’s housing stock is about to start showing some diversity. The recently elected mayor talked about a changing housing market and Bartlett’s first mixed-use development on “Behind The Headlines.”

    By Bill Dries April 29, 2023
  • Behind The Headlines

    MATA’s dilemma: Capital projects are federally funded, while daily operations face shortfall

    MATA CEO Gary Rosenfeld talked on “Behind The Headlines” about the balance between plans and what they cost to stay on the road.

    By Bill Dries April 22, 2023
  • Behind The Headlines

    BTH: Juvenile court priorities include restorative justice, expanded educational opportunities

    Sugarmon ran on reform and restoration during his campaign. Currently, his administration is working toward implementing restorative justice and expanding educational and rehabilitative opportunities for youth in a new detention center. 

    By Julia Baker April 16, 2023
  • Behind The Headlines

    MLK anniversary offers broader view of Civil Rights Movement and present

    Two history professors, looking at the city’s Civil Rights Movement since Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination 55 years ago, talk about Tyre Nichols, police reform and where today’s movement is headed on “Behind The Headlines.”

    By Bill Dries April 01, 2023
  • Behind The Headlines

    Behind the Headlines: Local advocates discuss crime and reform

    Representatives from the Memphis-Shelby Justice & Safety Alliance, a group of various local organizations, discuss crime and criminal justice reform during a discussion on “Behind the Headlines,” which first aired on WKNO at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 24.

    By Julia Baker March 25, 2023
  • Behind The Headlines

    Behind The Headlines: The gap in juvenile justice

    A discussion about juvenile justice reform on “Behind The Headlines,” months after reform candidates were elected district attorney general and juvenile court judge, finds a gap between juvenile detention and releasing juveniles to keep them out of the system.

    By Bill Dries March 18, 2023
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    Bill Gibbons and Buddy Chapman discuss policing and crime on ‘Behind the Headlines’

    Gibbons is executive director of the University of Memphis Public Safety Institute and leads Memphis Shelby Crime Commission. Former Memphis Police Department director Chapman is executive director of CrimeStoppers.

    By Julia Baker March 03, 2023
  • Behind The Headlines

    Affordable housing sustains families and neighborhoods, local experts say

    “If you love economic development — if you’re into job creation, if you’re into health and wellness — then you have to be into housing,” said Amy Schaftlein, of the nonprofit affordable housing agency United Housing Inc.

    By Bill Dries February 25, 2023
  • Behind The Headlines

    Chamber confirms shift to advanced manufacturing, touts diversity on WKNO

    The chief economic development officer of the Greater Memphis Chamber said on “Behind The Headlines” that companies are seeking out the city’s diversity when looking to expand or relocate. 

    By Bill Dries February 18, 2023

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