Old Porter Junior High moves toward makeover
The old school building is undergoing a renovation to an early childhood center run by Porter-Leath, with a museum dealing with the rich history of the area to come in a later phase.
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October 2024
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Gov. Bill Lee touts Tennessee funding for Memphis-Arkansas Bridge
Following a stroll down the narrow pedestrian walkway of the Memphis-Arkansas Bridge, Bill Lee and other elected leaders got a briefing Tuesday, Oct. 22, on plans for the $800 million bridge to be completed in 2030.
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Political Roundup: TN Republicans share misinformation after Helene
Also, all eyes are on the Gillespie vs. Huseth race, Tennessee Democrats get funding from DNC and remembering Winfield Dunn.
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Steve Cohen asks for federal assistance in MATA ‘crisis’
Congressman Steve Cohen of Memphis says he is “disheartened” by the bus system’s “operational and fiscal crisis” after he helped secure $140 million in federal transit funding for MATA in recent years.
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September 2024
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D.C. Scorecard: How city’s representatives voted on funding government
The Daily Memphian’s D.C. Scorecard tracks votes on two measure to continue temporarily federal spending into December — one that failed and the one that passed.
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State elected officials react to presidential debate
The city’s Democratic elected officials thought nominee Kamala Harris successfully baited nominee Donald Trump. Republicans thought Harris was changing her tune on key issues.
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Political roundup: Cohen on Gaza, Kennedy Day and Reagan Day
Steve Cohen meets with diplomats from Middle East countries and said discussions could include the possibility of a peacekeeping force in Gaza. Meanwhile, local Republicans and Democrats hear about voting’s importance in a non-battleground state.
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DA’s office to receive $300K for victim support
The funding will be used to provide support and resources to victims and witnesses; reduce the backlog of cases and of data processing such as forensic evidence; and update a data system that supports prosecutorial decision-making.
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August 2024
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New halfway house offers ‘Lifeline to Success’ for former inmates
Working for 15 years to reduce recidivism in Memphis, Lifeline to Success has helped some 2,271 former inmates navigate life after incarceration.
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‘Tennessee 3’ bumped from final day of Chicago Democratic convention
Memphis Democrat Justin J. Pearson, along with Gloria Johnson of Knoxville and Justin Jones of Nashville, had been scheduled to take the national stage just before the balloon drop during the Democratic National Convention.
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U of M to build world’s largest ‘wind wall’ for drone study
As part of work it will do for the U.S. Office of Naval Research, the university will also build a 400-foot rain chamber.
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Local Democratic delegates head to Chicago for national convention
A Parkway Village rally for the Memphis delegates showed the challenges Democrats face in turning out the votes in the November election.
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July 2024
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City’s D.C. reps react to proposed Supreme Court changes
The proposals Monday by U.S. President Joe Biden would require Congressional approval. That seems unlikely given the reaction of the city’s representatives in the U.S. House and U.S. Senate.
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New bridge gets formal launch with ‘old bridge’ in background
Federal, state and local leaders gathered Thursday, July 18, by the river at the Metal Museum to talk about the path to the $800 million project.
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Political Roundup: Battleground rhetoric, Blackburn in Milwaukee, Cohen on Biden
The roundup also looks at postponed plans for a Democratic fundraiser.
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Political Roundup: Budget season on both sides of Main Street Mall, more
The Political Roundup takes a closer look at your vehicle-registration certificate after the City Council raised a vehicle fee some are calling a Memphis version of the wheel tax.
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Memphis D.C. reps react to SCOTUS ruling on Trump’s immunity case
In a historic 6-3 ruling, the justices said Monday for the first time that former presidents can be shielded from prosecution for at least some of what they do in the Oval Office. But rather than do it themselves, the justices ordered lower courts to figure out precisely how to apply the decision to Trump’s case.
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June 2024
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Leaders, lawmakers applaud xAI plans for Memphis as ‘historic’
Reaction to word of an AI supercomputer coming to southwest Memphis drew bipartisan support from elected and other officials in the city and the region.
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Political Roundup: Pearson’s first regular election; Taylor on Trump; McKinney opens school board campaign
Justin J. Pearson opens his third campaign for the state House in a year and a half. State Senator Brent Taylor reacts to the Trump conviction, and Natalie McKinney opens her challenge of MSCS board chairman Althea Greene.
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May 2024
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Senators and Congressmen react to Trump conviction
The city’s two U.S. senators and two congressmen had very different reactions to the former president’s conviction Thursday, May 30, in New York on all counts of falsifying business records.
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April 2024
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D.C. Scorecard: U.S. aid to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan votes reveal bipartisanship limits
The D.C. Scorecard finds some bipartisanship among the state’s House delegation to Washington. The city’s two Congressmen — one Democratic and the other Republican — voted for aid packages to Taiwan, Ukraine and Israel — although for different reasons. The state’s two Republican Senators voted against the aid.
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March 2024
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Cohen, Young, Davis talk crime and cameras at City Hall
Cohen secured $1.9 million in federal funding for MPD — half for surveillance cameras and the other half for officer equipment.
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Fire at Steve Cohen’s house ruled accidental
There were three cars in the garage at the time of the fire, according to MFD spokesperson Qwanesha Ward.
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Fire breaks out at Steve Cohen’s house in Midtown
The fire started at the U.S. congressman’s home on Kenilworth Place in Midtown around 3:05 p.m.
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Proposed federal legislation targets TVA
A new federal bill could require the Tennessee Valley Authority to consider more public input in its long-term planning process.
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