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Category: State Politics

  • What if gun violence is a public health issue?

    What if gun violence is a public health issue?

    Memphis ended 2016 with 228 homicides…most of them were shootings. While that number is both shocking and a record for the city, the story it doesn’t tell is the amount of gun violence that didn’t result in death. It also doesn’t give Memphians or policy makers any real strategy for tackling gun violence in the…

  • Repeal, Replace, Delay, Disgrace

    Repeal, Replace, Delay, Disgrace

    Once upon a time Lamar! said Obamacare repeal could take a really long time. Looks like he’s singing with the rest of his GOP choir now.

  • The Scattershot Effect

    Last night’s passage of HB779 by the Tennessee House brought to light some features of the bill that I was previously unaware of, and some problems that will most certainly result if the bill is passed. Here’s Rep. Carter speaking on two features of the bill that haven’t gotten a lot of play in the…

  • The Egregious Overreach

    The Tennessee House passed HB779 in a nearly party line vote tonight 68-25. The bill if approved, would allow as many as 10 previously and lawfully annexed areas of Memphis to petition for a referendum, which if approved by a majority of the voters in the area, would remove them from the City. I watched…

  • De-Annexation Episode IV: A False Hope

    If the post this morning gave you an introduction to the idea of making Memphis smaller through de-annexation via referendum, or some other planned de-annexation, the flavor of which Mayor Strickland indicated he’s “open to”, this post will take a look into some of the challenges of the actual doing of de-annexation. But first, some…

  • Chopping up Memphis

    It seems like its been a while since the caucus of hillbillies up in Nashville set Memphis in their sights. That’s not to say their disdain for Memphis has diminished any, just that they’ve been too busy fighting the United Nations, Affordable healthcare, and and closing down rural hospitals as a result, and fighting for…