Search results for: “Metro Charter Resolution”
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Poverty In Memphis
Everyone has an image in their mind of what poverty looks like. We all have some concept of what it means to live in poverty. Until you’ve lived in and around poverty, until you’ve actually experienced it first hand, you really can’t have any understanding of what it means, what it looks like, and the…
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Casada Bill is Pro Discrimination
This may be the only time you’ll ever see State Rep. Glen Casada to the left of anything. The former House Republican Caucus Leader who was spurned by his caucus for the position of Speaker is a consistent voice against anything that would help the cause of equity or equality, unless its for a business…
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Poisoning the Well
Opponents of School Merger Don't Have to Prove Anything, Just Gin Up Fear One element of any campaign, but particularly a campaign as emotionally charged as the fate of public education in a community, is the element of fear. Fear comes naturally with an attempt to change something because the outcome is unknown, and long…
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Transparency Doesn’t Follow You Around Waiting for You to Notice
In yesterday’s Executive Session of the Memphis City Council (audio link) the resolution establishing a Charter Commission was discussed. For those of you following along, the Shelby Co. Commission approved the resolution on Monday by a vote of 9-2 with one abstention. The City Council decided to hold the resolution until their meeting on September…
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It’s Really a Simple Question
Today, the Shelby County Commission voted the Metro Charter Commission Resolution out of committee. The final vote on the resolution will be this coming Monday. Tuesday will likely see a spirited debate in the Memphis City Council on the same issue. There have been a lot of things said about this resolution, and a lot…
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Legitimate Concerns
Earlier this morning, I read with interest the concerns expressed by Brad over at WTL. As I told him in my email to him, I have many of the same concerns. But before we go forward, we should read the resolution. The resolution operates under the Metro Government section of the TCA 7-2-101 through 108.…