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Shelby County Commission, Mayor, Support Relocating Confederate Statues
Like Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland and the Memphis City Council, the chief officials of Shelby County government lent the weight of their authority on Monday to the current
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James Mackler: A Democrat in the Senate?
Can a Democrat be elected to the U.S. Senate from Tennessee? James Mackler, a Nashville lawyer and Army veteran, intends to find out. Mackler
Corker as Change Agent
The Senator had a yuuge moment of national importance last week; on the Presidency, Afghanistan, and other matters, he may yet again.
The Senator had a yuuge moment of national importance last week; on the Presidency, Afghanistan, and other matters, he may yet again. Said Corker: "We're at the point where there have to be radical changes at the White House itself. It has to happen."
Jesse Jackson: The Prophet in Memphis
Jesse Jackson was in Memphis this past weekend, rekindling memories of a mission -- political as much as religious -- still in need of fulfillment.
Jesse Jackson was in Memphis this past weekend, rekindling memories of a mission -- political as much as religious -- still in need of fulfillment.
GOP Crows in Nashville: Democrats Regroup in Memphis
NASHVILLE, MEMPHIS — The two major political parties each had major events last week, and the concerns that dominated those events provided clear statements
Roland “Rolls Um Easy” on Campaign Trail
The county mayor's race is still some distance down the calendar, but at least one candidate — Republican Terry Roland, a Millington store-owner and
Ricky Wilkins, battling cancer, to Head “Mem-Power Conference”
Event will be held on August 5th in conjunction with a local representative of Minister Louis Farrakhan.
In the same week that one victim of a malignant brain tumor, U.S. Senator John McCain, was somehow managing to go hiking on his
Democratic Prospects for TN Governor. Dog-and-Pony at County Commission
Weighing the chances of Dean and Fitzhugh; And: The strangely harmonious meeting Monday of the Shelby County Commission, almost like a scripted TV show, with some of the lines improvised around agreed-upon themes.
Dueling Visions
Luttrell and county commission make grudging progress toward a budget but are still scrapping over a tax rate.
The voices of Shelby County commissioners audiby changed during the course of Monday's special meeting — a marathon affair that had been called to
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Another Big Shoe Drops with Lane's Entry in Sheriff's Race
County Homeland Security director holds kickoff rally in Millington; considered major contender for GOP nomination.
Author of Heritage Protection Act Cautions City About 'Consequences'
In Memphis, Rep. Steve McDaniel warns that violators of state law on statue removal can be "prosecuted for felonies."
Alexander for DACA, Still Wants to "Repair" Affordable Care Act
In interview with MSNBC, Tennessee's senior GOP Senator also expresses himself on colleague Corker's relationship with Trump.
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