HUD ends federal subsidies to Peppertree renters
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland called the development — the latest in the city’s efforts over the last year to force renovations at Peppertree — “great news.”
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Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for almost 50 years covering a wide variety of stories from the 1977 death of Elvis Presley and the 1978 police and fire strikes to numerous political campaigns, every county mayor and every Memphis Mayor starting with Wyeth Chandler.
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Elections Political Roundup: Narrowing the race for mayor and a Bolton-Pearson clash
The co-founder of the People’s Convention said on The Daily Memphian’s “On The Record” podcast a 2023 edition of the gathering could serve to whittle down the field in this year’s race for Memphis mayor. Meanwhile state House District 86 contenders clashed Tuesday, Jan. 3, at a community forum.
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Elections Ballot Basics: Early voting for state House District 86
Here is all of the information you need to participate in the first local election of 2023.
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City of MemphisCity Council Scorecard: End of the year unanimity and a punt to 2023
The last Memphis City Council Scorecard of 2022 finds the 13-member body unanimous on Klondike revitalization and a tourism surcharge for the city’s convention center hotel. A negotiated settlement of the damage deposit for Memphis In May’s use of the redesigned Tom Lee Park is another matter for another year.
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Shelby County County Commission Scorecard: Germantown schools deal, Klondike TIF and state House vacancy
The Shelby County Commission Scorecard calls the roll and explains the importance of the last major votes of 2022, including the county’s part in the deal that moved control of three Germantown schools from one system to another.
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State Government D.C. Scorecard: Cohen catches the omnibus, Kustoff passes
The Daily Memphian’s D.C. Scorecard tracks votes and positions by the city’s four representatives in Washington on two large spending bills and the ongoing saga of Title 42.
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City of MemphisMLGW preps to restart rolling blackouts
MLGW said Friday evening that it was preparing for the possibility of TVA requiring its customers to cut power load by at least 5%.
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Elections Candidates set for state House District 86 primary
The 11 who made the noon Thursday, Dec. 15, filing deadline are all in the Jan. 24 Democratic primary in the predominantly Democratic district. No one filed in the companion Republican primary.
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City of MemphisMix of sleet and snow blows in as temperatures nosedive to zero
Here are the links to report outages, find shelter and get rides if you have to get out in the dangerous temperatures that aren’t expect to crack 20 degrees until late Saturday morning.
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Metro MLGW to start systemwide rolling blackouts, Strickland declares state of emergency
Beginning at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 23, MLGW will implement systemwide “rolling blackouts.”
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Metro 1917 Persons’ lynching site advances toward National Historic Register status
The lynching site that drew a crowd of 5,000 in 1917 is now an overgrown area by the Wolf River west of Summer Avenue.
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City of Memphis $89M renovation of Downtown Sheraton gets boost from City Council
The 5% surcharge on items bought and rooms rented at the Downtown Sheraton hotel goes to finance a renovation of the existing 600-room hotel by the Renasant Convention Center.
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City Council passes Klondike tax vote, but residents’ concerns remain
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City of Memphis City Council passes Klondike tax vote, but residents’ concerns remain
The unanimous Memphis City Council vote approving the tax increment financing district in Klondike follows months of delay. Debates about residents’ displacement and representation will stick around into the new year.
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Shelby County Despite relocation concerns, County Commission passes Klondike redevelopment financing
The Shelby County Commission passed the TIF trust fund to collect increased property city and county property taxes and use the revenue for Klondike redevelopment. The plan next goes before the Memphis City Council.
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Shelby County County Commission will wait until January to appoint District 86 representative
The Shelby County Commission will appoint the winner of the Democratic primary election Jan. 24. Since there are no Republican or independent challengers in the special March election, the appointee will effectively be the Tennessee House District 86 representative.
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City of Memphis Klondike, Sheraton projects top year’s last City Council agenda
The Memphis City Council session involves Klondike and Sheraton tax votes, as well as a look at the Dream Hotel next to Peabody Place and the city’s animal ordinance.
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City of Memphis Klondike revitalization meets skepticism before final votes by city, county
A public hearing highlighted skepticism about past efforts to bring blighted areas back to life, and fears the North Memphis neighborhood’s current residents could be displaced.
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Elections J.W. Gibson joins Memphis Mayor’s race
Gibson is a former Shelby County Commissioner who founded Gibson Companies, which has been involved in several economic development projects.
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Germantown After an emotional debate, Shelby County Commission approves Germantown schools deal
The 8-5 vote by the commission came after an emotional debate and crossed party lines. It is the second of four votes on the deal that would transfer the namesake elementary and middle buildings to Germantown’s school system and greenlight the sale of Germantown High.
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City of Memphis City Council redistricting committee starts with question of who should redraw district lines
A redistricting committee explores whether City Council members seeking reelection on the October 2023 Memphis ballot take a hand in redrawing their district lines.
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Metro County Commission to consider filling Barbara Cooper’s state House seat
The Shelby County Commission meets Wednesday, Dec. 14, to talk about making an appointment to the State House District 86 seat ahead of the special elections.
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ElectionsShelby County November certified ballot, by the numbers
The certified vote totals from the November election show an increase in the number of provisional ballots cast and counted compared to the August elections. The votes added didn’t change any of the outcomes on the November ballot, but they did boost the turnout to 34.4%.
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NeighborhoodsFairgrounds transformation to Liberty Park has more ground to cover
As Mayor Jim Strickland formally opened the Memphis Sports and Events Center on Saturday, he had a contract on his desk for the commercial mixed-use development along Central Avenue.
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EducationEveryone ‘made whole’ by 3G deal, say county, Germantown mayors
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris and Germantown Mayor Mike Palazzolo talked in more specific terms about the Germantown schools transfer on “Behind The Headlines.”
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State Government D.C. Scorecard: Same-sex marriage, Big Tech and Brittney Griner
The D.C. Scorecard looks at the partisan split on federal same-sex marriage recognition and the National Defense Authorization Act.
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