With deadlines looming, Memphis City Council members Tuesday (June 27) shot down a proposed property-tax increase and approved a fix of district lines before the upcoming city elections to close out this year’s budget season.
Council Chairman Martavius Jones’ proposed...
A second reading of a resolution to hike Memphis’ property tax rate from $2.71 to $3 per $100 assessed value to fund MATA operating costs and other priorities met a chilly reception this week from members of the Memphis...
The City of Memphis Office of Youth Services has matched 3,000-plus teens and young adults with jobs for June and July.
“We are providing meaningful work experiences that will be impactful and enriching at a very critical stage of a...
A trio of new ordinances crafted to stem the proliferation of guns in Memphis received across-the-board approval on a voice vote from members of the Memphis City Council Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee during its Tuesday (May 16)...
The already-serpentine pending lawsuit over how long a person must live in Memphis to be eligible to run for mayor took another loop this week when the Shelby County Election Commission was dropped as a defendant.
The subtraction leaves the...
Memphis City Council members Tuesday (May 2) passed the first of three votes on a proposed set of new district boundaries before the upcoming Oct. 5 city elections.
Delayed for weeks, the consent agenda item passed on an 8-0-2 vote....
Memphis voters next year will get a chance to decide how long candidates for mayor and City Council must live in Memphis prior to an election.
The council on Tuesday (April 25) approved the third reading and final vote to...
Citing negligence on several fronts, civil rights attorney Ben Crump on Wednesday announced the filing of a $550 million lawsuit against the city of Memphis and others in the Tyre Nichols beating case by members of a special police...
After several weeks of crafting, debate, protests and delays, the Memphis City Council Tuesday (April 11) passed a long-awaited ordinance to end pretextual traffic stops by the Memphis Police Department.
Among the council’s other actions Tuesday, members once again postponed,...
With at least two, and maybe three, declared candidates for the looming Memphis mayor’s election facing residency requirements, the Memphis City Council’s Personnel & Governmental Affairs Committee held the first round of discussions on Tuesday (March 21), concerning a...