Politics
Meeting Time: Congressmen, Candidates, and Campaign Chairs
Last week was one in which a central figure in the national impeachment drama came to Memphis, and a week in which the three
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Council Switch; New House Speaker; Legislative Alteration
A decision by the presiding officials of the local AFL-CIO on Sunday to prohibit speeches by political candidates at their annual picnic at AFSCME headquarters
No Mayoral Debates; Herenton and Strickland Opt Out
With little more than a month left in the city election contest, the bad news is that there will almost certainly be no public
Money Talk: A Look at Council Race Funding
To begin with a correction: In the Politics column for Thursday, August 1st, it was stated that Erika Sugarmon was a candidate for the
Family Matters: It’s Father vs. Daughter in Council District 6 Race
While the Memphis city election was still in the petition-pulling phase, it looked for a while that there might be several family members —
Sugarmon, Carlisle, Greer, and Logan Battle for Council Seats
Erika Sugarmon resembles her father, the late political and legal eminence Russell Sugarmon, in her determination to set aside initial setbacks as a candidate.
Commission Overrides Harris Natatorium Funding Veto
Despite some wishful advance indications that the county government's division over funding the University of Memphis swimming facility ("natatorium," in officialese) would end in some
Multiple Choices for Justin Ford and Mauricio Calvo
This is the deadline week for candidates in the 2020 Memphis city election, and by Thursday, July 18th, some of the mysteries that have
Mayor Lee Harris’ Recent Actions Cause a Stir
Even as most local attention begins to focus on the ongoing city election campaigns, including a multi-candidate race for Memphis mayor, another mayor, namely
Council Race Switcheroo; Tax Rate Questioned
Petitions for elective positions on the October 3rd city of Memphis ballot continue to be pulled, and there has been one major surprise of
County Commission Continues Budget Battle
Shelby County’s budget process is looking like a shell game.
There came a moment in Monday's regular public session of the Shelby County Commission when chairman Van Turner attempted to assure his colleagues that
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Downtown Town Hall Leads to Dialogue on City Issues
Council candidate Pearl Eva Walker stirs up a coherent critique
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