Commission Scorecard: An inside look at voting on Regional One, MSCS
Regional One Health President and CEO Dr. Reginald Coopwood speaks at the Rotary Club luncheon April 23, 2024. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Bill Dries
Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for almost 50 years covering a wide variety of stories from the 1977 death of Elvis Presley and the 1978 police and fire strikes to numerous political campaigns, every county mayor and every Memphis Mayor starting with Wyeth Chandler.
Shelby County commissioners began the year with a surprise, kicking off a series of votes about the Memphis-Shelby County Schools leadership dispute.
The Daily Memphian’s Commission Scorecard tracks commission votes on critical issues, focusing on trends and voting blocks on the 13-member Shelby County Board of Commissioners. To see bios of all the commissioners, click here.
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