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    Stay or Leave TVA: Critical first draft report expected to say it’s more complicated

    The first draft report, which MLGW will release by Friday, likely won't outline a simple unplugging from TVA and plugging in somewhere else. MLGW's president and CEO said in a "Behind the Headlines" interview it's a risky move without the utility generating some of its own power. And two Entergy executives nearby back him on that assertion.

    By Bill Dries May 29, 2020
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    Tough past negotiations position city well as TVA question reaches critical point

    The city’s nearly century-old relationship between Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division and the Tennessee Valley Authority reaches a critical point with some options, thanks to hard past negotiations. 

    By Bill Dries May 28, 2020
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    City budget season moves along quietly

    The review by the council budget committee continued Wednesday with no major changes to the $708.8 million operating budget proposed by Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland. The full council is scheduled to take final votes on the budget and a stable city property tax rate next week.

    By Bill Dries May 27, 2020
  • Shelby County

    Coronavirus hazard pay coming for some Shelby County employees

    The County Commission approved CARES Act spending, including a hazard pay stipend for some workers and money for the municipal cities.

    By Linda A. Moore May 28, 2020
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    In post-COVID world, education officials hope to bridge local digital divide

    Shelby County Schools' digital plan would provide every student and teacher with a laptop and training on how to use it. The more than 100,000 devices would cost roughly $53 million, half of which would come from federal coronavirus stimulus funds.

    By Natasha Senjanovic May 26, 2020
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    Veterans’ cemeteries ready for Memorial Day visitors

    Memorial Day Weekend is normally one of the busiest times of the year at the 153-year-old Memphis National Cemetery off Jackson Avenue, and 28-year-old West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery on Forest Hill-Irene Road. But like most aspects of current American life, the COVID-19 pandemic made other plans. 

    By Patrick Lantrip May 25, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Sawyer says fractured county budget season could have been about tax hike

    On The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, Shelby County Commissioner Tami Sawyer also talked about the rift between the Democratic county mayor and the eight-vote Democratic majority on the commission.

    By Bill Dries May 24, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Lyash touts renewables, savings if MLGW stays with TVA

    The president and CEO of the Tennessee Valley Authority, during an appearance on "Behind The Headlines," also panned a set of four studies touting much broader savings if MLGW cuts ties to the federal agency. Lyash is pushing a 20-year renewal contract with a 3% signing bonus and TVA aid in helping MLGW generate its own solar power.

    By Bill Dries May 22, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    New Tom Lee Park plans include large open spaces, fountain, treetop walkway

    Memphis River Parks Partnership and its design team, led by Studio Gang and Scape, announced a new, improved concept for a $60 million overhaul of Tom Lee Park. 

    By Wayne Risher May 21, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Bamboozled? Not Memphis Zoo, easily feeding pandas during pandemic

    The Calgary Zoo is having to return its two giant pandas to China because of pandemic-caused logistics problems in getting enough bamboo. But the Memphis Zoo has its own bamboo farm as well as bamboo donors. 

    By Tom Bailey May 20, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    MLGW general counsel sees problems with mayor taking MISO proposal

    Cheryl Patterson says the utility board makes the first decision on whether MLGW stays or leaves TVA.

    By Bill Dries May 20, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Recommend or require: Dividing line in mask debate

    Wearing a mask or facial covering, and whether it should be mandated or suggested, is one of the ongoing debates as people emerge into the public arena as part of the COVID-19 recovery.

    By Bill Dries, Jane Roberts, Abigail Warren May 20, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Council joins call to lift absentee ballot restrictions

    The call for an executive order by Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is the latest, including three lawsuits pending in Nashville. Lee has said he will not issue an executive order dropping state law's present restrictions on the mail-in ballots.

    By Bill Dries May 19, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Council approves tentative first step into MLGW-TVA question

    The city council approved a resolution that asks the mayor to seek specific information on what it would take for MLGW to break ties with TVA and pursue another electric power supplier. But the effort will wait at least until a first draft of a comprehensive report commissioned by MLGW is released May 29.

    By Bill Dries May 20, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Strickland proposes $12 million in city funding for COVID testing expansion

    The testing money would come from the city's $113.6 million allocation of federal CARES Act funding. Strickland's proposal, presented Tuesday to the Memphis City Council, also includes an immediate $2.7 million to beef up health department contact tracing and long-term city funding of the health department beyond that.

    By Bill Dries May 19, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    City Council moves deeper into complex MLGW-TVA discussions

    Up for discussion Tuesday is a move to get a proposal from a specific TVA competitor and a legal opinion that could put off an electric rate hike scheduled to take effect July 1.

    By Bill Dries May 19, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Council Scorecard: Mask ordinance and MLGW bonds

    The latest edition of our tracking of Memphis City Council votes includes May council moves on an ordinance that would require masks for face covering to be worn in public and some larger issues that showed up in votes on Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division bond issue votes.

    By Bill Dries May 19, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Modified design concept for Tom Lee Park to be revealed

    The new concept for the park's $60 million transformation will be revealed live today at 3:30 p.m. on The Daily Memphian's site. 

    By Wayne Risher May 20, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Strickland to close $26 million revenue hole in current budget from familiar sources

    The $26 million in red ink is mostly from drops in sales tax revenue because of the closing of "nonessential" businesses in the pandemic. The plan for the current fiscal year, including more use of the city's reserves, was presented to city council members Monday with a vote possible at Tuesday's council session.

    By Bill Dries May 18, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    What’s in a number? A decade of revenue hangs in the balance

    City hopes self-reporting figures continue to rise as the Census Bureau prepares to resume field activities on June 1. 

    By Drew Hill May 18, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Planning and Development division goes to online permitting

    The $2 million “Develop901” system was in the works before the COVID-19 pandemic. Planning and Development division Director John Zeanah talked about the extensive overhaul on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast and a slight drop in permits that may be cyclical and not pandemic-related.

    By Bill Dries May 17, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Now open: Memphis Farmers Market adjusts to the new coronavirus normal

    Patrons will be asked to wear masks, practice social distancing and may have to wait to get in. 

    By Linda A. Moore May 15, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Power Players: Faces and Terms in the MLGW-TVA Debate

    There are lots of acronyms and plenty of names being dropped in the MLGW-TVA debate. Here's an ongoing guide to some of both along with our coverage of them.

    By Bill Dries May 14, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Possible MLGW split from TVA draws questions over the right question to ask

    Two leaders of the civic group backing an end to TVA ties say on "Behind The Headlines" that they want to hear more about how much it would cost MLGW to go with another electric power supplier without having to generate its own power as well.

    By Bill Dries April 16, 2023
  • City of Memphis

    Editor of MLK50 news website sues Strickland

    The federal lawsuit seeking her inclusion in notices of press conferences by the mayor and administration was filed on her behalf by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.

    By Bill Dries May 14, 2020

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