Tag: Memphis City Council
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Drawing the Lines – Succession in Memphis
If you’re not tired you’re not paying attention. Yesterday, Mayor Herenton issued a statement announcing his intention to delay his retirement until July 30th
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MSARC – The Timeline
I’ve been doing a lot of organizing and digging on the MSARC issue over the past several days. In addition to the audio of the last Executive Session of the Memphis City Council, I’ve been working to create a comprehensive directory of government actions, community activism, news reports, and blog posts dealing with the MSARC…
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More on MSARC
This morning’s Commercial Appeal has two articles dealing with MSARC. The first, addresses the reality behind one of the victims from Bartlett who was left to wait 3 hours with a frustrated Bartlett Detective only to find out help was not on the way. The second article deals with the actions of the City and…
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Playing Politics with MSARC
Today, in Executive Session, the Memphis City Council met with Mayor Herenton concerning the problems facing the Memphis Sexual Assault Resource Center, MSARC. MSARC has been in the news quite a bit over the past several weeks, after 2 area victims were turned away due to staffing issues. I wrote about this late last week,…
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Residency Requirement Motion Dismissed…for Now
As reported in the Commercial Appeal, Chancery Court Judge Arnold Goldin dismissed a motion brought by local attorney Jay Bailey (Source). The motion sought to chalenge the new residency rules passed by the Memphis City Council on January 27th. Under the rules, which do not take effect until the minutes of the prior meeting are…
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Paul Shaffer for City Council
Here is the commercial that Paul Shaffer is running in support of his City Council Bid. Feel free to distribute.