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  • State Government

    Lawmakers are back in Nashville for start of legislative session

    State lawmakers have descended on Nashville for three months of committee hearings, debates and vote-wrangling over how to spend taxpayer dollars.

    By Ian Round January 11, 2022
  • State Government

    Shelby County lawmakers set priorities for the 2022 session

    Residency requirements, reckless driving and Germantown’s namesake schools are among the issues lawmakers plan to address at the upcoming General Assembly session. School funding reform might have to wait until next year.

    By Ian Round January 10, 2022
  • State Government

    Federal ARPA funds for past-due mortgage payments coming from state

    The Tennessee Housing Development Agency begins taking applications online Monday, Jan. 10, for $168 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funding for those behind on their mortgage payments specifically because of the pandemic.

    By Bill Dries January 10, 2022
  • Premium City of Memphis

    Memphis asked for help with speeders; state reminds MPD of overlooked — and unused — money

    With local motorists driving ‘as if they are in video games,’ city and state law enforcement are at odds over who bears more responsibility for enforcing highway speeding laws.

    By Ian Round January 09, 2022
  • City of Memphis

    Robinson acquitted on two charges but judge denies acquittal, new trial on two other charges

    A federal judge granted an acquittal on two wire fraud charges against state Sen. Katrina Robinson but denied acquittal or a new trial on two remaining counts of wire fraud.

    By Yolanda Jones January 07, 2022
  • Germantown

    Legislature to tackle Germantown namesake schools

    State Rep. Mark White confirmed he’ll file another bill in the upcoming legislative session that could determine who controls Germantown Elementary, Germantown Middle School and Germantown High. The bill could also affect Lucy Elementary in Millington.

    By Abigail Warren January 03, 2022
  • Business

    Megasite infrastructure costs top $274 million

    Before lawmakers approved $138 million in October, costs had already risen from $60 million to $136 million. On Dec. 20, with no discussion, the State Building Commission approved a budget revision to $274 million.

    By Ian Round December 28, 2021
  • Education

    After public engagement tour, a big boost to school funding appears unlikely

    “(The BEP) needs to change,” Gov. Bill Lee said. “We are due for a strategy that is money well-spent, not just more money.”

    By Ian Round December 22, 2021
  • State Government

    Kelsey trial delayed until after 2022 election

    State Sen. Brian Kelsey’s trial for campaign finance charges has been delayed by more than a year, until after the 2022 elections.

    By Ian Round December 27, 2021
  • State Government

    Charges dropped against Katrina Robinson, who will enter diversion

    Prosecutors in a federal case have dropped charges against Sen. Katrina Robinson, D-Memphis, and two codefendants in a plea deal.

    By Daja E. Henry December 21, 2021
  • State Government

    Shelby County loses one seat in State House GOP redistricting plan

    The proposed political map, which was unveiled Friday, Dec., 17, takes one seat away from Shelby County, while adding three to Middle Tennessee. 

    By Ian Round December 19, 2021
  • State Government

    Doctors urge Legislature to keep COVID disinformation policy

    “Licensure of liars should not be allowed,” one Nashville physician told the state legislature’s Joint Government Operations Committee.

    By Ian Round December 15, 2021
  • State Government

    Lee announces raise for corrections officers

    Gov. Bill Lee bumped up the starting annual salary for corrections officers from $32,500 to $44,500.

    By Ian Round December 15, 2021
  • State Government

    GOP redistricting proposal pits two Black Memphis Democrats against each other

    State Rep. Torrey Harris said the boundaries of state Rep. London Lamar’s district were extended by several blocks, just enough to include his home at South McLean Boulevard and Union Avenue, according to a tentative map House Republicans allowed him to see.

    By Ian Round December 15, 2021
  • Education

    GOP proposal would ban state funding for undocumented students

    The Tennessee Department of Education would be prohibited from providing funding for undocumented students under a new Republican proposal, the legality of which was immediately questioned by immigrant advocates.

    By Ian Round December 11, 2021
  • Education

    Judge rules schools can enforce mask mandates

    The decision doesn’t declare a statewide mask mandate, nor does it force school districts to require universal masking. But it does prevent students from opting out of mask mandates if their schools have them.

    By Ian Round December 10, 2021
  • Premium State Government

    State senator says FedEx should give Tennessee a break on delivery contract

    “(Dozens of) other states don’t have to do a single thing for FedEx, and yet we’re doing almost $150 million worth of tax breaks,” state Sen. Todd Gardenhire said Tuesday.

    By Ian Round December 09, 2021
  • State Government

    No known Omicron cases here yet, but Piercey says they’re coming

    The coronavirus Omicron variant isn’t in Tennessee yet — or, at least, no cases have been identified — but state Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey said Monday, Dec. 6, that she expects it to arrive within a few weeks.

    By Ian Round December 06, 2021
  • State Government

    Service to community is central to Sixth Circuit nominee

    Andre Mathis spends a great deal of time on service, much of it to the Memphis neighborhoods where he was raised. He could be the first Black man from Tennessee confirmed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

    By Ian Round December 06, 2021
  • Public Safety

    Parole hearing signals likely end to case against board

    Jeffrey Wayne Hughes’ hearing signals the likely end to his case against the Board of Parole, since a hearing is what he wanted. The board won’t be able to win similar cases in the future with the Nashville judge’s decision on the books.

    By Ian Round December 01, 2021
  • Public Safety

    TN Board of Parole ordered to follow reentry law signed by Lee

    Chancellor Anne Martin of the Davidson County Chancery Court ordered the Board of Parole to redetermine one man’s release eligibility date, writing the board’s actions were “inconsistent with all principles of due process.”

    By Ian Round November 28, 2021
  • State Government

    How city representatives voted on ‘Build Back Better’

    Early reaction among the city’s representatives in Washington the day of the House vote approving the $2 trillion Biden adminstration domestic agenda focused on a provision that would expand TennCare coverage that the Tennessee Legislature has refused to expand.

    By Bill Dries November 19, 2021
  • State Government

    Gov. will allow COVID state of emergency to expire

    Gov. Bill Lee tweeted at 8:30 this morning he would not renew Tennessee’s state of emergency after it expires tonight.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff November 19, 2021
  • Coronavirus

    New anti-mandate legislation on hold ahead of court hearing

    Germantown Municipal School District reverses course, returns to masking Tuesday. 

    By Ian Round November 16, 2021
  • Update Suburbs

    Students must continue masking despite new laws, judge says

    Schools throughout Shelby County will likely continue masking despite sweeping COVID-19 laws that went into effect late Friday afternoon.

    By Abigail Warren November 12, 2021

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