“It’s likely that nearly all property tax payers will pay less next year than this year even with the higher property values we are seeing across the country,” the county’s new budget chair said. 

The one-mile section, which includes the Greenway bridge and a boardwalk, formally opened Tuesday, May 17.

On Aug. 4, she will face Democratic nominee Steve Mulroy, a law professor and former prosecutor, lawyer and county commissioner.

The problem that delayed the certification was combining tabulations from two different systems into a single statement of votes cast. 

Democratic state Rep. G.A. Hardaway reacted after some county commissioners said Monday they didn’t see any sense in filling the vacancy in a Memphis district because the Tennessee Legislature’s session has ended.

Stephanie Gatewood, who finished third in the clerk primary, says Janeen Gordon should never have been allowed to run on the ballot as “Janeen Fullilove Gordon” — using the name of her mother, outgoing clerk Janis Fullilove.

Maureen Fraser and Missy Marshall plan to seek four-year terms on the town’s board. 

Some Memphis Democrats in the Legislature say they want a replacement appointed even though the Legislature is out of session. The commission put off a decision on the matter until its May 23 meeting. 

The Shelby County Commission approved an expanded kitchen, an outdoor pavilion and more parking at the Barretville General Store. 

The rate of $3.399 advanced Monday, May 9, on first reading with uncertainty ahead for the second of three votes on May 23. 

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The commission, at its Monday, May 9, meeting, also decides whether to fill a vacant state House seat in the Shelby County delegation to the Tennessee General Assembly.

“We want to make a successful transition from the benefits program into a quality, good-paying job,” said the executive dean of UM Global. “The whole point is to never go back and never look back. We want to put people on a pathway to thriving, not surviving.”

U.S. Reps. Steve Cohen and Michael Kustoff commented at separate events Thursday in Shelby County, elaborating on earlier reaction to the leaked opinion draft on the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in the U.S. 

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The Daily Memphian’s On The Record podcast reviews the results from Tuesday’s county primaries with a look ahead to the August county general election.

Dwan Gilliom referred to the new position with Allworld as the end of his career in public service.

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris outlined his budget proposal the day after winning the Democratic primary for county mayor and advancing to the August county general election in his quest for a second term.

Only one of the incumbent Democratic clerks from 2018’s Democratic sweep of the offices was without a challenge from within the party. Three of the incumbents didn’t survive to advance to the August county general election.

Incumbent Democratic County Mayor Lee Harris defeated challenger Ken Moody. Harris said he expects a hard-fought contest in the general election contest with Republican nominee Worth Morgan. 

“It’s quite simple, the Democrat primary voters have decided who they want as their candidate,” Folsom said. “It was a well-fought race despite the incredibly low turnout.”

Steve Mulroy will face incumbent District Attorney General Amy Weirich in the general elections in August. 

District 4 was the only contested Republican race on the May 3 ballot.

Election for mayor narrows to a race between the incumbent and a Memphis City Council member. 

The former County Commissioner died in January, his family disclosed this month. He is buried in a county cemetery, 50 years after his only win in a storied political career that saw him go to prison twice.

The increase in cases aligns with national data, which shows new cases trending upward in many parts of the country as precautions like social distancing and mask wearing are loosened.

Former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows gave the keynote speech at the local Republican Party’s Lincoln Day Gala, with many GOP figures vowing to regain the majority in the U.S. House in midterm elections this year.