Shelby County government has $2.5 million waiting for MATA, but only if two county commissioners are given voting seats on the MATA board. One city councilman said what county government is asking for is “unprecedented.”

After nearly a full workday of discussions and calculations, the Shelby County Commission on Monday approved a $1.3 billion budget ahead of the start of the 2020 fiscal year on July 1. 

Shelby County government officials will spend Monday afternoon fine-tuning the 2020 budget ahead of the July 1 beginning of the fiscal year.

As Lt. Gov. Randy McNally supports a federal rule change to increase Medicaid reimbursements to hospitals, Shelby Democrats continue their call for Medicaid expansion.

The Shelby County Election Commission has asked for an official opinion on how soon election results can be released after polls close at 7 p.m. The issue was one of the topics discussed during a joint meeting with the Shelby County Commission Thursday.

A total of 321 Shelby County Schools students will be rewarded for their perfect attendance this weekend with bicycles and helmets.

County commissioners approved a recommendation to add $10 million more than Mayor Lee Harris’ budget for school building projects in all seven county districts. That still leaves Shelby County Schools short of the $64 million it requested by about 37%.

The Shelby County Commission's budget and finance committee approved Wednesday a $1.3 billion budget and retained the county's $4.05 tax rate.

The Shelby County Commission Wednesday approved $100,000 for flooding in Germantown.

Cliff Norville has been named the new public works director for Shelby County.

Commissioners Mickell Lowery and Tami Sawyer proposed the resolution because they believe criminalizing low-level marijuana offenses has significantly contributed the county’s jail population of more than 2,300.

The County Commission has about three weeks to amend the budget if it wants to approve it in time for the next fiscal year, which begins July 1. 

Roy Nixon began his career as a lawman with Memphis police and later went into politics becoming Shelby County first mayor under a new form of government where he built relationships with other city leaders. 

Roy Nixon, the first person to serve as Shelby County Mayor, died Sunday after a short illness at the age of 85.

The community budget meeting is scheduled for Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Graceland Soundstage, 3717 Elvis Presley Blvd. 

Shelby County Schools is asking for an additional $35 million in capital funding, and $7.5 million in additional operating costs to include support for a reading program and more English as a second language teachers. 

The Shelby County Commission is considering 26 amendments to the 2019-2020 budget, including one that would provide county funds for MATA public transportation for the first time. 

The vote at a special party meeting Tuesday evening in Hickory Hill marks what amounts to the second confidence vote in Michael Harris since he ran unopposed for chairman at the April local party convention.

Two athletic projects are planned at Arlington High School as part of the recently approved five-year capital improvement blueprint for Arlington Community Schools.

Memphis police and other authorities reached out to the community Friday with information about available resources after a dozen suspected opioid-related overdoses in a 24-hour period.

Shelby County Commission Chairman Van Turner says he may propose a joint resolution with the election commission to seek further assurances before granting them funding for new voting machines. 

Shelby County Commission chairman Van Turner and commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. talk about money for voting machines and other issues in the county’s budget season.

The Shelby County Election Commission lowered its $5 million capital funds request to $2.5 million in the hopes of securing funding for new voting machines by the 2020 presidential election.

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris said he’s not proposing additional funding for the Shelby County Election Commission until all parties – his administration, election commission and county commission – have further discussion on improving the election process locally.

County Mayor Lee Harris' budget proposal contains funding for 130 new SkyCop cameras, fewer than half the commission's request of 325 SkyCop cameras.