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    Bergmann rallies Trump supporters Downtown as first step in Democratic county

    Trump supporters who oppose the House impeachment inquiry gathered in the Civic Center Plaza Thursday in what organizer Charlotte Bergmann said is the first of several rallies attempting to change the county’s identity as a Democratic stronghold.

    By Bill Dries October 18, 2019
  • Elections

    Traces of election still linger as business of City Hall resumes

    There is no dispute about the results of who won and who lost in the Oct. 3 city elections. The direction the city takes from the election and what voters were saying about stark differences on issues between some of the contenders are still being sorted out. Meanwhile, four new council members are getting their first up-close look at how City Hall does business.

    By Bill Dries October 16, 2019
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    City Council debates residency requirement for police, fire

    Memphis City Council members appear divided on the idea of hiring police officers and firefighters from outside Shelby County.

    By Bill Dries October 15, 2019
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    Residency issue has been recurring for 16 years at City Hall

    At their first session since the Oct. 3 city election day, city council members take up a familiar issue -- residency requirements. A new proposal would allow police and fire brass to hire outside Shelby County if voters approve it in a November 2020 referendum. It would be the third residency referendum in 16 years.

    By Bill Dries October 15, 2019
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    Council to review police, firefighter residency requirements

    Council members discuss the "two-hour drive" proposal during Tuesday committee sessions. Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland says he backs the measure.

    By Bill Dries October 12, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    Aftermath of city sales tax referendum gets more complex

    Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. says, according to one legal opinion, a referendum for county government to claim half the city revenue from the half-cent sales tax increase would be a vote among citizens in unincorporated Shelby County. 

    By Bill Dries October 10, 2019
  • Real Estate

    Real estate group eyes benefits of Opportunity Zone investor incentives

    The Memphis Area Association of Realtors Commercial Council on Tuesday presented a discussion of the investor potential of Opportunity Zones and how federal tax law might benefit distressed neighborhoods.

    By Wayne Risher October 09, 2019
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    TVA leaders outline plan for old Allen Fossil plant site

    The 60-year-old Allen Fossil plant is scheduled for demolition in 2022, Tennessee Valley Authority President and CEO Jeff Lyash said Tuesday as leaders got a look at possible future uses for the 500-acre site.

    By Bill Dries October 09, 2019
  • Education

    Fired teacher sues Memphis charter school

    Patricia Ange is seeking $350,000 in damages against Memphis Academy of Health Sciences High School, which enrolled about 400 students last year.

    By Laura Faith Kebede October 08, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    Big splash in Mud Island’s Gulf prompts new look at use

    Bigger crowds on Mud Island's south end during a hot summer made keeping people out of the Gulf of Mexico replica hard work. The Memphis River Parks Partnership will use the fall and winter to rethink how the Gulf should be used.

    By Bill Dries October 08, 2019
  • Education

    Three Memphis schools may exit Tennessee Achievement District

    The Memphis schools have shown enough improvement to be eligible to leave the Tennessee Achievement School district next school year. Since that's never happened before, no one knows how that should work.

    By Caroline Bauman October 08, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    Greer, Logan head to runoff in District 1 race

    Incumbent Sherman Greer and contender Rhonda Logan will face off in the District 1 runoff election scheduled for Nov. 14. 

    By Omer Yusuf October 08, 2019
  • State Government

    TennCare schedules Memphis hearing on Medicaid block grant proposal

    The Division of TennCare will hold a Medicaid block grant hearing Oct. 15 at the University of Memphis, adding the event to three already held across the state.

    By Sam Stockard October 07, 2019
  • Business

    Affordable housing provider retools Downtown HQ, gears up for CEO’s exit

    ALCO Management Inc., Memphis-based provider of government-subsidized rental housing in nine states, is expanding and updating Downtown offices and preparing for the July 2020 retirement of founder Frank Jemison.

    By Wayne Risher October 06, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    Fire, police union leaders plan for next steps in wake of sales tax increase approval

    Fire and police union leaders are preparing to meet to work out details of implementing the half-cent sales tax increase approved by voters Thursday to restore health and pension benefits. 

    By Yolanda Jones October 07, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    Full-time city legal officer ordinance delayed after surprises in draft

    A proposed ordinance requiring the city’s chief legal officer to work full time for the city included a few surprises.

     

    By Bill Dries October 01, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    City Council members talk over city’s chief legal officer post

    Memphis City Council members will talk more Tuesday in committee sessions about a proposal to require all city division directors to be full-time city employees.

    By Bill Dries October 01, 2019
  • Business

    Convention Center renovation begins work on river view

    The $200 million renovation of the Memphis Cook Convention Center is taking place as the center continues to hold events. 

    By Bill Dries September 28, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    Harris links car fee to larger issues of climate change, poverty

    On The Daily Memphian Podcast, the Shelby County mayor said he's open to other ideas for a "$10 million-plus" commitment to MATA. He framed the call to action around broader changes in local issues as he outlined a start by funding more frequent trips on the eight most popular bus routes as soon as possible.

    By Bill Dries September 28, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    New CBU president says outreach to ‘Dreamers’ will continue

    On “Behind The Headlines,” Rhodes College president Marjorie Hass said the school is recruiting students nationally as the number of high school students in the southeastern U.S. is projected to drop.

    By Bill Dries September 26, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    ‘MEMPHIS’ sign gets (temporary) tiger stripes

    The "MEMPHIS" sign on Mud Island got its tiger stripes Tuesday to celebrate the University of Memphis and Tiger Athletics. The temporary installation comes just in time for Memphis Madness.

    By Natalie Pilgrim September 25, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    Crenshaw Library debuts renovations in changing Foote Park area

    The Cornelia Crenshaw library near Vance and Lauderdale has been there in one form or another for the past 80 years. Exterior and interior renovations began with a mural on an exterior wall and include landscaping as well as more programming and activities.

    By Bill Dries September 24, 2019
  • Elections

    DeGraffreed says city court clerk’s office should be appointed, not elected

    The chief deputy of the City Court Clerk’s office, who is running for the clerk’s position on the Oct. 3 Memphis ballot, doesn’t think the job should be an elected position.

    By Bill Dries September 22, 2019
  • Elections

    Campaign Notes: Foote Homes milestone, return of Mark Clayton, City Hall appointments

    The city campaign season this week saw a milestone in the move away from large public housing developments, an endorsement ballot topped by a questionable political figure and discussion about new appointments at City Hall beyond the Oct. 3 election results.

    By Bill Dries September 21, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    Conrad and Malone debate sales tax hike ballot question

    The City Council chairman and the Memphis Fire Fighters Association president debated the proposed sales tax hike on "Behind The Headlines" in a discussion that featured lots of disagreement.

    By Bill Dries September 19, 2019

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