Politics
MATA On Hold; Bloomberg Garners Local Support
Needing nine votes from the Shelby County Commission to save his $20 wheel tax increase to provide for $10 million worth of county funding
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First Things First: Political Developments Around Shelby County in the New Year
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Four Points: A Look Back at the Year in Local Politics
The 2019 City Election: Though turnout statistics remained meager for the quadrennial Memphis municipal election, there was some spirited competition between a triad of
Vandy Poll: Trump, Lee, Congress, and Other Issues
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Two 2020 Races Generate a Flood of Candidates in Shelby County
Ready? Deirdre V. Fisher, Eddie Jones, Gortria Anderson Banks, John Ford, Paul Boyd, Rheunte E. Benson, Thomas Long, Del Gill, Joe Brown, Tanya L.
Gun Sales and Paper Ballots Are On the Agenda This Week
Given the number of shootings in Memphis and Shelby County, issues of firearms are never very far from public consciousness. One matter of more
Rainy Night in Arkansas: Bill Clinton Helps Celebrate the Arkansas Gazette
It was a cold, rainy late-November night — not the kind of evening to tempt you out of doors and certainly not as far
Bogus Ballot Battle on Hold; Candidates Line Up for 2020
So what's the status of the "bogus ballot" question, which was due to be given a post-election judicial hearing last week? "On hold" is
Democrats Gear Up for Suburban Races in 2020
Now that the "nonpartisan" city election is over and done with — as presumably it will be after two runoff elections for Memphis City Council
Final Wash: County Commission Approves Funding for UM Natatorium
Monday's meeting of the Shelby County Commission was either an exercise in the art of democratic compromise at its best, or it was wishy-washy
City Election’s Final Races Head Into the Stretch
Thursday, November 14th, two weeks from now, will see the final voting for the 2019 Memphis city election. The remaining races to be decided, via
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