http://www.memphisflyer.com/memphis/now-or-never/Content?oid=3251957 Comments On: Now or Never by Steve Mulroy en-us Copyright 2013 Memphis Flyer. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Memphis Flyer readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Memphis Flyer. wil@desert.net (Memphis Flyer Webmaster) Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:01 -0500 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:30:00 -0500 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by staythirstymyfriends]]> Fri, 24 Aug 2012 08:29:16 -0500 Memphis Flyer Posted by computerwhiz53]]> Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:59:57 -0500 Memphis Flyer Posted by still living in Berclair]]> Thu, 23 Aug 2012 18:43:21 -0500 Memphis Flyer Posted by GWCarver]]> Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:31:53 -0500 Memphis Flyer
"It's the only one with the power to take half the revenue raised by the suburbs, redirect it away from the costly, wasteful, re-segregative muni school districts, and funnel it back into the unified school system."

and this bit of double speak

"By law, that second half can only be spent on schools, and it gets doled out proportionally to suburban and unified schools alike based on student population — i.e., fairly, based on need."
Which is it Mr. Mulroy, based on student population or fairly, based on NEED? (emphasis added) Student population can be measured, need, for politicians in particular, can be extremely subjective.

Posted by Drift Boat]]> Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:31:44 -0500 Memphis Flyer
It is exactly about trying to stick it to the suburbs.

You can sell this self-serving article to all your fellow Memphians, I guess.
Posted by ArlingtonPop]]> Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:31:02 -0500 Memphis Flyer
While I do tend to agree with Mayor Luttrell that this type of move would be better served after the county school board has had a chance to outline a true budget, I understand the need to put this on the ballot before Millington and Memphis approve the same tax, effectively leaving the unincorporated areas to vote on whether the county can have control over that last 0.5 cent.

I get the point of this being a now or never deal, and I guess the county commission has to decide whether never would be acceptable.
Posted by GroveReb84]]> Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:11:50 -0500 Memphis Flyer Posted by LeftWingCracker]]> Thu, 23 Aug 2012 14:29:48 -0500 Memphis Flyer Posted by Drift Boat]]> Thu, 23 Aug 2012 13:53:31 -0500 Memphis Flyer Posted by Jeff]]> Thu, 23 Aug 2012 13:20:16 -0500 Memphis Flyer
BUT this is in no way about sticking it to the 'burbs.

Spot on Mr. Guleff.
Posted by mad_merc]]> Thu, 23 Aug 2012 11:31:45 -0500 Memphis Flyer Posted by tomguleff]]> Thu, 23 Aug 2012 09:54:34 -0500 Memphis Flyer Posted by Doubting Thomas]]> Thu, 23 Aug 2012 09:10:29 -0500 Memphis Flyer