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How do Memphians feel about raising taxes? Poll offers clues
A late 2023 poll indicates how voters felt about a tax increase as perception of crime worsened and the city geared up for a municipal-election season.
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A late 2023 poll indicates how voters felt about a tax increase as perception of crime worsened and the city geared up for a municipal-election season.
The lawsuit ─ a counterclaim filed after the city filed its lawsuit to vacate an arbitrator’s ruling ─ stems from the ongoing dispute over second lieutenants.
Tyre Nichols’ family and estate are seeking $550 million in damages in a case that follows Nichols’ beating and later death in January 2023.
The budget proposal Young brought forward Tuesday is technically three budgets: one that offers a bare-bones status quo, a middle ground and the 75-cent tax increase that Young said would provide “value” to residents. City Council votes to hire consultant for new public safety foundationRelated content:
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Young presented his budget propsosal including the first tax hike in more than nine years for the city Tuesday, April 23, at the top of Tuesday’s Memphis City Council meeting. Council budget deliberations begin next month.
With the passage of both bills Monday, attention can now shift to local governments receiving the needed approvals to allocate the funding.
The trial in the lawsuit between Memphis Grizzlies’ star Ja Morant and Joshua Holloway over a fight during a pickup basketball game is delayed indefinitely.
For years, Memphis officials warned of a budget hole. For years, the U.S. government papered it over. This coming fiscal year appears to be a different story.
Had Memphis received more money under the American Rescue Plan Act, Memphis Mayor Paul Young might not be facing a shortfall in his first budget, something the mayor acknowledged in an interview Friday.
Senate Bill 2711, sponsored by state Sen. Brent Taylor, was held during the Tennessee Senate’s session Wednesday morning.
News of the formal ask follows Mayor Young telling the public Tuesday that he plans to ask City Council to raise property taxes to fill what could a $30 million budget hole.
A Memphis Police officer died Friday after being shot earlier that morning, MPD Interim Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis said. An 18-year-old suspect, who had been recently arrested and released without bond, also died, Davis said. Leaders react to death of Memphis police officer Joseph McKinney Memphis Police officer killed in the line of duty: What we knowRelated stories:
The person who filed an ethics complaint against Memphis City Councilwoman Michalyn Easter-Thomas is an employee of an engineering firm working on a project the council member opposed.
Both resolutions are not binding and have little effect, but they express the body’s political will at a time when many members feel Shelby County’s autonomy is under threat from the Tennessee General Assembly.
The Memphis City Council approved $10 million from the city’s rainy day fund to fill the gap, most of which — about $9.7 million — is in the Memphis Fire Department’s budget.
A new deal has been struck to fund the FedExForum renovations, according to a draft agreement obtained The Daily Memphian.
Throughout his first 100 days, Memphis Mayor Paul Young has sought ways to get to “yes” and make Memphians feel heard by their new mayor, wielding his newfound power and spotlight to recast the city’s narrative and try to paint hope on Memphis’ self-portrait. But yes is not easy to come by. Listening takes hours that turn into days. Narratives don’t change in 90 days. Or 100. Already, circumstance has intervened.
But first, the Memphis Police Association says the city needs to demote 120-plus newly promoted second lieutenants.
A bill to complete the financing remains pending at the Tennessee General Assembly.
Sports authority board approves part of $550 million in planned renovations to FedExForum and provides a look at the upgrades the Memphis Grizzlies are planning.
An intense thunderstorm Tuesday morning knocked out power to tens of thousands of MLGW customers, according to the utility’s outage map.
Attorneys for RowVaughn Wells, Tyre Nichols’ mother, filed their initial discovery disclosure Thursday, March 28, detailing the 90-plus people who could be deposed during the ongoing civil rights lawsuit.
The City of Memphis said in a statement that a man grabbed Young as he was leaving dinner and the man then attempted to force his way into the mayor’s vehicle.
The bill that would help fund FedExForum renovations by allowing Shelby County to reallocate hotel-motel tax dollars to the project cleared its first legislative hurdle on Wednesday, March 27.
The project, which received key approvals in 2019, ran into the buzzsaw of the pandemic, and then the developer blamed higher interest rates after the pandemic for delays.