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    Tyre Nichols lawsuit is ‘elephant in the room’ during City Council budget hearings

    City attorney Jennifer Sink says a settlement should be discussed during a private attorney-client meeting. 

    By Samuel Hardiman May 18, 2023
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    New mayoral poll shows Bonner, Herenton, Turner in lead, Young gaining

    The poll showed Van Turner and Floyd Bonner tied with about 15.9% of the vote. Willie Herenton trailed them at 13.9%, and Paul Young had 12%.

    By Samuel Hardiman May 17, 2023
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    Myron Lowery stunned by council move to take clerk’s office off October ballot

    A year ago, council members spoke privately with their attorney about an issue in the city charter. The resulting step to change the clerk’s office only surfaced the day before Tuesday’s council session.

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    City Council isn’t taking a stand on residency in mayoral race

    By Bill Dries May 16, 2023
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    City Council isn’t taking a stand on residency in mayoral race

    A resolution to back a five-year requirement for those running for Memphis mayor and Memphis City Council was tabled Tuesday.

    By Bill Dries May 16, 2023
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    City Council may set aside $150,000 for indigent, elderly in Environmental Court

    Shelby County Environmental Court wants to create a fund that would help indigent and elderly people remediate blight on their property. 

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    Dumpster tire: Blight group’s ideas roll at Memphis City Council

    By Keely Brewer May 16, 2023
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    Memphis needs development at Liberty Park, but Cooper-Young worried about competition

    The City of Memphis needs new development within the Liberty Park Tourism Development Zone to begin paying the debt on projects such as The Memphis Sports and Events Center. The problem: The city hasn’t collected a dime of the financing yet. 

    By Samuel Hardiman May 17, 2023
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    Dumpster tire: Blight group’s ideas roll at Memphis City Council

    “We have been dealing with tires for a very long time, and it is a major epidemic in our community,” said council member Rhonda Logan, who chaired the city’s Blight and Illegal Dumping Task Force. 

    By Keely Brewer May 16, 2023
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    Memphis City Council members strategize gun control measures

    Council attorney Allan Wade says the council can put gun control measures on the ballot. He expects they’ll be “inundated” with challenges. He wouldn’t rule out a court fight over whether they could override state law.

    By Bill Dries May 17, 2023
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    Memphis City Council members seek to end elected City Court Clerk’s office

    The ordinance to eliminate the elected clerk’s office and take it off the October ballot could come up for the first of three votes tomorrow.

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    Memphis City Council considers taking stand on mayor’s race

    By Bill Dries May 16, 2023
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    Memphis City Council considers taking stand on mayor’s race

    Some council members claim they came to a “consensus” about entering the lawsuit at a closed May 2 meeting with their attorney without taking a formal vote on it.

    By Bill Dries May 15, 2023
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    Analysis: ‘The most political lawsuit I’ve ever seen’ — Inside the fight over the city charter

    The lawsuit over residency for Memphis mayoral candidates has broad ramifications. 

    By Samuel Hardiman May 15, 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
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    Apartments near Southwind, previously refused, get Land Use Control Board nod

    In February 2022, the LUCB rejected plans to build the Tournament Trails Center complex at 3581 Tournament Drive-South, but a decision in April 2022 from the Memphis City Council reversed that decision. 

    By Rob Moore May 11, 2023
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    Chancellor rules Memphis City Council can be in residency lawsuit

    A legal fight between the City of Memphis administration and Memphis City Council boiled down to a simple argument Wednesday — who gets to represent the city?

    By Samuel Hardiman May 11, 2023
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    ‘The grid everybody deserves': MLGW’s McGowen suggests new focus at energy conference

    MLGW’s number of customer minutes without power has tripled since the 1990s; utility CEO Doug McGowen said Tuesday the question needs to change from how cheaply MLGW can purchase energy to how it can buy enough to meet demand. 

    By Keely Brewer May 09, 2023
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    Mayoral residency lawsuit narrows to city council and administration

    The Shelby County Election Commission is about to be dropped entirely from the lawsuits over how long mayoral candidates have to live in the city. 

    By Bill Dries May 09, 2023
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    Council attorney says 1992 resolution authorizes lawsuit against mayor

    A lawsuit filed on behalf of the Memphis City Council, though without explicit council approval, about residency requirements for those candidates running for mayor raises questions about the charter.

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    City Council chair says body did not vote to file residency lawsuit

    By Samuel Hardiman, Bill Dries May 09, 2023
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    City Council Scorecard: Traffic stop ban, redistricting and residency

    The City Council has two ongoing political potboilers: the residency requirement to seek a citywide office and moving City Council district lines.

    By Bill Dries May 09, 2023
  • Arts & Culture

    Poetry contest honors Tom Lee’s heroism 98 years later

    The recipients of the second annual poetry and spoken word competition continued the theme set by last year’s winner of a broader interpretation of Tom Lee’s heroism.

    By Bill Dries May 08, 2023
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    City Council chair says body did not vote to file residency lawsuit

    The Memphis City Council filed a lawsuit against the Shelby County Election Commission and Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland to stop a five-year residency requirement for elected officials from being enforced. 

    By Samuel Hardiman, Bill Dries May 09, 2023
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    Memphis Public Libraries officials say fines not worth the time

    Memphis Public Libraries did away with monetary fines in November 2019, and library leaders say that is here to stay.

    By Alicia Davidson May 07, 2023
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    Morris Park is back and ‘forward-thinking’

    After a two-year closure, Morris Park reopens with new amenities and more accessibility. “There’s ADA required, and then there is ADA intentional,” Memphis Parks executive director said. “We try to be ADA intentional.”

    By Alicia Davidson May 06, 2023
  • Behind The Headlines

    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
  • Public Safety

    Hundreds of officers to patrol Beale Street Music Festival

    MPD will lead security, with augmentation from other agencies, including the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office and the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

    By Julia Baker May 04, 2023
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    City Council member Michalyn Easter-Thomas’ seat could be in jeopardy

    Michalyn Easter-Thomas, a member of the Memphis City Council, could lose her seat after taking a job with the Memphis River Parks Partnership this week. 

    By Samuel Hardiman May 04, 2023

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