Politics
Shelby County Remains a Beehive of Political Activity
The pending visit to The Orpheum on Friday by former Vice President (and possible 2020 presidential candidate) Joe Biden for his "American Promise" tour highlights what
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Tennessee’s Gubernatorial Candidates Make the Rounds in Memphis
With the coming of bona fide summer weather, the governor's race has heated up accordingly. Last week in Shelby County saw numerous comings and
Lois Akers Freeman
With her passing, Memphis has lost another model citizen.
Lois Freeman did not make it to the age of 100, as Lewis Donelson had before his death last year. Nor was she the
Randy Boyd: Different From His TV Ads?
One of the oddest statewide political campaigns in Tennessee history is being run right now, and, if various polls are correct, it could end
Truce, Sort Of, Between Luttrell and County Commission
Anyone who attended the regular committee meetings of the Shelby County Commission last Wednesday, May 9th, and followed that up with a visit to the
In reading the May 1st election totals, it depends on what your eyes are letting you see.
Dissenters to "blue wave" theory rely on 2014 Lutrell-Lunati baseline to make cases for GOP having better bounce th9s year.
Two Tennessee Democrats on the Move
If voters need a little help in brushing off the dust of the now completed May 1st county primary elections, two candidates in the
Bipartisan Crossovers in Mid-South Primary Races
Very soon, with the completion of the May 1st Shelby County election, local political attention will shift to the forthcoming Round Two election on August 2nd, when
Early Voting: Low Turnout; Democrats Out-voting Republicans
With early voting destined to end Thursday of this week [today], Election Commission figures show that, through Wednesday, 32,524 people — or 5.85 percent of
Rebuilding the Shelby County Commission
County Commission Races: DISTRICT 1 (North Shelby County) — The two Republican candidates are Melody McLeary and Amber Mills, who, as a GOP activist and
UT Board of Trustees Vote Stirs Waves
Last week was a hugely important one in the political environment, largely because of the multitudes, including extraordinary numbers of eminent visitors, who took
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In First General Election Debate, Lenoir Hits Harris on Safety Issue
Issue is Democratic County Mayor nominee's No vote on Norris "Crooks with Guns" bill.
“X Factor” Bill Lee Takes Gubernatorial Campaign to Cordova
A frequent visitor to Shelby County, the man from Franklin (and possible fallback candidate for Republicans) remains an unknown factor in many ways.
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