Progressive Politics from Memphis
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Feel Good Friday
In honor of their upcoming world tour. Spandau Ballet – Trueby trashfan
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Sunshine in Memphis – Part 3
On Monday I talked about the online transparency efforts of the City of Memphis. Yesterday we touched on Shelby County Government. Today I want to focus on the Shelby County Election Commission. Before I begin, I have to say that nearly every interaction that I have had with the staff of the Election Commission has…
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It’s Time to Put in Some Work
Update:Email address links fixed. Sorry for the syntax error. Steffens over at LWC has made his case for wine to be sold in Grocery stores. I couldn’t agree with him more. Today, Red, White, and Food, an organization supporting the effort, put out a list of Senators and Representatives, and their position on the matter.…
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Sunshine in Memphis – Part 2
Yesterday, I talked about the online transparency of the Memphis City government, today I want to touch on the online transparency efforts of the Shelby County government. First of all, the Shelby County Government’s site is a good deal more visually appealing than the Memphis site, but just as cluttered. The front page does, at…
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Transparency Builds a Working Relationship
Of course, the inverse is also true… Today, there’s a story in the Commercial Appeal about a row at yesterday’s School Board Meeting. The chief issue of concern was a change in health insurance carriers for the Memphis City Schools that would leave many teachers looking for new doctors. I have zero direct contact with…
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Sunshine In Memphis – Part 1
As Newscoma noted earlier today, this week is Sunshine week. While I know we all get bombarded with “weeks” that are supposed to symbolize something, or highlight a cause, Sunshine week is really important to me. Sunshine week is about making government as accessible as possible, not only to journalists, but also to regular people.…