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    ‘Moral Budget’ call questions mechanics of resetting property tax rates

    On The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, the leader of the coalition of nonprofits calling for different budget priorities questions the resetting of the city and county property tax rates by state law. Cardell Orrin says the city and county rates should stay where they are and not be viewed as a tax hike for all.

    By Bill Dries May 29, 2021
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    Too close to election for a tax hike, Tami Sawyer says

    Shelby County commissioner Tami Sawyer says on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast she backs a quick budget passage next month and a second look at the budget in the fall once federal American Rescue Plan funding is in play.

    By Bill Dries May 22, 2021
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    ‘Biden Bucks'; Cohen on the insurrection, and a third bridge

    The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast runs down recent political events including sorting out what became of the idea of a “Super Chancery Court” proposed in the Tennessee General Assembly.

    By Bill Dries May 15, 2021
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    PAC, Salinas to bring ‘Fuerza’ to state’s Latino Democrats

    On The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, the two-time Democratic nominee for the Tennessee General Assembly talks about the new Latino Democratic political action committee Fuerza, for which she serves on the board.

    By Bill Dries May 08, 2021
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    Morgan says resetting local property tax rate could spawn tax hike move

    City Council budget committee Chairman Worth Morgan said that the drop of the city property tax rate below $3 as appraised values have increased could set the stage for a tax rate hike.

    By Bill Dries May 01, 2021
  • Elections

    Talks start over new voting system compromise

    On The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, Election Commission Chairman Brent Taylor talks about new discussions with county commissioners two months after the Election Commission voted to go to court in the simmering dispute.

    By Bill Dries April 24, 2021
  • City of Memphis

    Adkins says violent crime makes new police director decision urgent

    On The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, Greater Imani Pastor Rev. Bill Adkins says the case can be made for a new director from MPD ranks or for someone from the outside. Adkins also said he sees a new indifference to violent crime that calls for new solutions as well as new ways of policing the city.

    By Bill Dries April 17, 2021
  • City of Memphis

    City council plans return to in-person meetings

    No date has been set for the return to City Hall by the council but it comes as budget season approaches. Meanwhile, the city’s political scene remains active, as chronicled in The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast.

    By Bill Dries April 10, 2021
  • Metro

    White says Germantown schools transfer bill gets all sides to the table

    On The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, state Rep. Mark White acknowledges the bill doesn’t address many of the complexities of the local schools merger and demerger that kept the three namesake Germantown schools in the Shelby County Schools system.

    By Bill Dries April 03, 2021
  • Metro

    Shift in Shelby County reappraisals would be first in the state

    Property appraisal expert discusses how the proposal to move to reappraisals every two years instead of every four years would set a precedent for other major cities.

    By Bill Dries March 27, 2021
  • Metro

    Sexton says Tennessee should sue if Congress passes election reforms

    During a wide ranging interview on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, state House Speaker Cameron Sexton also questioned whether the new federal COVID stimulus package is necessary for Tennessee.

    By Bill Dries March 20, 2021
  • City of Memphis

    Council member says community policing should be priority of new police leadership

    On The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, council member Rhonda Logan says the police force needs more officers but also needs to change the way those officers are used with a return to community policing.

    By Bill Dries March 13, 2021
  • City of Memphis

    Carlisle: MLGW negotiating position with TVA could have been stronger

    On The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, City Council member Chase Carlisle talks about bargaining with TVA for a new contract with MLGW without a specific plan for an alternative, his call for the resignation of the Shelby County Health Department’s embattled leader and the 2022 race for Shelby County mayor.

    By Bill Dries March 06, 2021
  • Metro

    Pandemic tech changes will endure, county chief information officer says

    On The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, Shelby County Chief Information Officer Sandra Perry talks about the lasting impact and the security challenges of work-at-home government services and what happens when one part of county government wants its own computer system and network.

    By Bill Dries February 28, 2021
  • City of Memphis

    Parks master plan explores idea of fees for park programming

    On The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, city Parks Director Nick Walker says community centers would remain free but with fees for specific programs. He also talks about “open play areas” like David Carnes Park in Whitehaven.

    By Bill Dries February 21, 2021
  • Podcast City of Memphis

    ‘We have to be intentional’ about getting vaccines to all, councilman says

    On The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, City Council member JB Smiley Jr. says the Health Department needs “boots on the ground” in Black communities to remedy a racial disparity in who is getting the COVID-19 vaccines.

    By Bill Dries February 14, 2021
  • Podcast City of Memphis

    Wanted: Better paying jobs to attract talent to Memphis

    ‘We haven’t gone after those jobs ... that would make people drop everything and move to Memphis,' City Council member Martavius Jones said.

    By Bill Dries February 06, 2021
  • City of Memphis

    PILOT reform discussions try to avoid PowerPoints and path of past efforts

    Before Shelby County Commissioners and Memphis City Council members get together to talk about changing the most used tax incentive in local economic development, they want to do more than watch PowerPoint presentations on PILOTs – payments in lieu of taxes.

    By Bill Dries January 30, 2021
  • Elections

    Remus says Democrats will challenge Lee in 2022 governor’s race

    The new Tennessee Democratic Party chairman says on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast that challenging Republican majorities in the Tennessee Legislature will take longer. 

    By Bill Dries January 23, 2021
  • Podcasts Elections

    State GOP chairman says ‘redder’ Tennessee also comes with challenges for Republicans

    Tennessee Republican Party Chairman Scott Golden, on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, says the map to winning Tennessee may have changed with some suburban areas turning purple. 

    By Bill Dries January 16, 2021
  • Elections

    Local Democrats look to Georgia model to end GOP dominance in Tennessee

    Former local Democratic party Chairman Corey Strong, on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, says the Georgia model of bringing activists and organizers into the state party machinery will take time — probably six to 10 years to take Tennessee from red to purple.

    By Bill Dries January 08, 2021
  • Elections

    Pandemic, police reform, political divide and county budget rift top Year In Review podcast

    The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast offers a review of the year 2020 centered on four major events. Three of the four were national in scope. The fourth is a local story that has broad implications for the gap between aspirations and the reality of governing.

    By Bill Dries December 25, 2020
  • Elections

    Organizers say down-ballot races key to Tennessee Democrats

    Several dozens activists and organizers working for Democratic candidates in the 2020 elections have drafted a “roadmap to renewal” for the state party. A Memphis organizer talks about the roadmap on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast. The recommendations come as the party prepares to elect a new statewide leader in January.

    By Bill Dries December 19, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Lamar Avenue leads the way in how Memphis 3.0 could change city’s look

    The six-mile stretch through Orange Mound is changing, using the year-old Memphis 3.0 land use and development plan. Lots of other parts of the city want to follow the same path.

    By Bill Dries December 12, 2020
  • Podcast Elections

    Alexander Exit Interview: Trump’s influence on GOP will continue

    Sen. Lamar Alexander also said President Donald Trump has a record to be proud of during the interview on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast. And he said he carried Memphis in his five statewide general election wins by campaigning everywhere in the county, not just the Republican suburbs.

    By Bill Dries December 04, 2020

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