Tag: Memphis City Council
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The Fear of Knowing
Tuesday, the Memphis CIty Council took up an issue that would require a supermajority to raise property taxes in the City of Memphis. The measure, which was supported by Councilman Kemp Conrad, operates under the premise that spending by the City government is either out of control, or could be at one point out of…
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Why Does Whalum Choose to Stretch the Truth?
You can’t always pick your messenger, and folks who maybe aren’t so interested in resolving an issue are more interesting on TV than folks who, you know, want to see school start on time and all, but it amazes me that our media is so lilly livered that they can’t even call someone out on…
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via City Council Chair Lowery
Below is a fact sheet sent out by City Council Chairman Myron Lowery. I’ll have a post on this at some point, but I’m still tracking down a few details… — City of Memphis Education Funding Fact Sheet · The City of Memphis has paid MCS over $171.7 million in operating funds since July 2008…
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Conflict of Interest
Tomorrow afternoon the Memphis City Council will take up, and presumably pass the redistricting proposal that Council Attorney Alan Wade released on July 8th. It’s been three months since the redistricting ordinance passed on second reading. At the time of second read, there were no maps, lists of precincts, or any other information that would…
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I’m Sure It’s Not Political
On Tuesday, Bill Dries at the Daily News penned an article looking at just who all would be cut out of their current districts under Council Attorney Alan Wade’s redistricting proposal. Unsurprisingly, no Council members would find themselves in the same districts as a colleague, even though some live within blocks of each other. What…
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Why It Is the Way It Is
The Memphis City Council’s districting system is unlike any other. Sure, other places have single member districts and more “at large” seats, Nashville comes to mind for instance, but few cities that faced the legal challenges that ultimately led to our current arrangement were given the latitude to basically write their own deal. In 1988,…