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  • Premium Shelby County

    Redistricting begins, with big implications for shrinking Memphis

    The redistricting process formally began Wednesday, Sept. 8, with a bipartisan state House committee hearing public input and approving guidelines. Memphis is likely to lose seats in the General Assembly.

    By Ian Round September 08, 2021
  • Elections

    City Council member JB Smiley enters governor’s race

    The first-term City Council member claims the numbers are there to first win the August statewide primary and then the November general election. That’s despite no Democrat winning statewide office in Tennessee in 15 years.

    By Bill Dries September 08, 2021
  • City of Memphis

    JB Smiley Jr. ready to take his shot at being governor

    Memphis Councilman JB Smiley Jr. plans to run for governor of Tennessee. 

    By Bill Dries September 08, 2021
  • State Government

    Federal rent assistance flowing much faster locally than at state level

    The Tennessee Housing Development Agency has spent less than 5% of its federal rental assistance money. In Memphis and Shelby County, where high poverty and low homeownership make the need much more urgent, that number is more than 60%.

    By Ian Round September 05, 2021
  • Public Safety

    Judge denies change of venue request for Robinson trial

    State Sen. Katrina Robinson was indicted last year and charged with theft and embezzlement involving government programs and wire fraud.

    By Yolanda Jones September 07, 2021
  • Education

    Judge overrules Gov. Bill Lee in opt-out policy

    Shelby County is ordered to enforce its universal mask mandate in all schools. 

    By Jane Roberts September 08, 2021
  • Public Safety

    Prosecutors in Katrina Robinson case ask judge to move trial out of Memphis

    Federal prosecutors file a motion to move Sen. Katrina Robinson’s Sept. 13 hearing out of Memphis, alleging that Robinson’s recent media interviews and social media posts could taint the jury pool. 

    By Yolanda Jones September 02, 2021
  • City of Memphis

    Lee sticks to pandemic strategy even as state leads U.S. in COVID cases per capita

    As more than a third of new COVID cases are among children, Lee says, “We’re doing what we believe is the best way forward.”

    By Ian Round September 03, 2021
  • State Government

    Hagerty bound for Europe to talk with allies about Afghanistan withdrawal

    Hagerty spoke Wednesday, Sept. 1, at an East Memphis political fundraiser just before leaving for a tour of Europe to meet with government leaders and NATO allies.

    By Bill Dries September 01, 2021
  • State Government

    Mask opt-out is far from first time state has preempted local orders

    The opt-out order on masks is one of many times in recent years that the state government has preempted local governments, negating laws passed by mayors and city and county councils.

    By Ian Round August 27, 2021
  • Business

    County files suit against Lee over mask opt-out

    Federal suit filed in Memphis late Thursday afternoon. 

    By Jane Roberts August 27, 2021
  • City of Memphis

    Harris hopes Downing’s letter on masking inspires ‘other insiders’

    “All our leaders around the state and region understand the connection between rising case counts and bans on masking,” mayor says.

    By Jane Roberts August 26, 2021
  • State Government

    St. Jude CEO takes on Lee’s masking opt-out stance

    “Debate is healthy, but not when the debate is about wearing a mask that can decrease the chance of children contracting COVID-19,” Dr. James Downing said.

    By Jane Roberts August 27, 2021
  • State Government

    ICU doctor announces Democratic bid for governor

    Jason Martin treats COVID-19 patients in a Nashville hospital and has been one of the biggest critics of Gov. Bill Lee’s handling of the pandemic.

    By Ian Round August 23, 2021
  • State Government

    22 dead, many missing after 17 inches of rain in middle TN

    Flooding in rural areas took out roads, cellphone towers and telephone lines, leaving families uncertain about whether their loved ones survived the unprecedented deluge.

    By The Associated Press August 22, 2021
  • State Government

    Memphis near the eye of national mask debate storm

    Tennessee finds itself at the center of a national debate over whether mask mandates promote public health at the expense of citizens’ liberty.

    By Ian Round August 22, 2021
  • State Government

    Feds could get involved in state conflict over mask mandates

    The state’s executive order banning mask mandates is taking fire from President Joe Biden as well as Biden’s education secretary Miguel Cardona, who this past week specifically questioned the legality of the executive order.

    By Bill Dries August 24, 2021
  • Public Safety

    State Sen. Katrina Robinson back in court for final hearing before trial

    Sen. Katrina Robinson accused of embezzlement and fraud with her business, The Healthcare Institute, appeared in court Friday, a final time before her Sept. 13 trial begins. 

    By Yolanda Jones August 20, 2021
  • Shelby County

    Health Dept.: Local mask order still in effect in schools, day cares

    Students are still mandated to wear masks, unless parents present a formal, written request to school officials to opt out.

    By Jane Roberts August 18, 2021
  • State Government

    City’s GOP representatives criticize Biden’s Afghanistan speech

    Tennessee’s two Republican U.S. senators were highly critical of President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw U.S. military forces before his speech Monday, Aug. 16. They were more critical after the speech.

    By Bill Dries August 16, 2021
  • Update Shelby County

    Suburban school districts update mask plans after governor’s order

    Suburban school districts are no longer requiring mask mandates for students, in line with Gov. Bill Lee’s executive order. However, the Shelby County mandate still affects staff.

    By Abigail Warren August 16, 2021
  • State Government

    National Guard deployed to help overwhelmed hospitals

    In the first 15 days of August, there were more hospitalizations than there were in any full month of the pandemic, although not all of those were due to the coronavirus.

    By Ian Round August 16, 2021
  • Premium Health Care

    Nurse practitioners fight supervisory restrictions, say they could treat more patients

    In 24 states, nurse practitioners are allowed to practice independently, without supervision by physicians. During the pandemic, 15 other states loosened restrictions to give them more autonomy.

    By Jane Roberts August 13, 2021
  • State Government

    Sexton calls for special legislative session to reverse ‘misdirected’ COVID mandates

    All four House Republicans from the Shelby County delegation signed Sexton’s call for a special session.

    By Bill Dries August 11, 2021
  • State Government

    Hagerty, Blackburn vote against $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure compromise

    Tennessee’s two Republican U.S. Senators telegraphed their “no” votes well ahead of Tuesday’s vote, which was delayed over the weekend by Hagerty.

    By Bill Dries August 11, 2021

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