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This past legislative session, Tennessee lawmakers passed the "Dismantling DEI Departments Act," which barred the programs ...
Shelby County Commissioner Britney Thornton says she is concerned about how this new law will impact a city known for having ...
Shelby County government and the City of Memphis quietly shut down their respective Minority Women Business Enterprise programs due to a newly enacted state law, a county commissioner and ...
Minority-owned businesses in Memphis are speaking out after a new state law forced the end of programs that once helped them grow ...
Healthcare uncertainty is on a lot of minds in the Mid-South after President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” was signed ...
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris vetoed a grant sponsored by Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. due to Ford's pending federal charges for bribery and tax evasion. Harris stated that suspending activity is ...
During an 8-hour session that lasted until midnight, county commissioners approved a $1.7 billion operating budget and a $170 million capital budget and agreed to keep a $2.69 property tax rate.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Doing business with the Shelby County Government can be very lucrative if you get selected, and for years, the County has been in the hot seat over who it’s doing business with.
Editor's note: This story has been corrected to reflect that the second reading of the More for Memphis ordinance in front of the Shelby County Commission is Dec. 16.
Shelby County Board of Commissioners approved their $1.6 billion operating budget for fiscal year 2025 in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The almost 12-hour long meeting was tense, with the ...
The Shelby County Commission met at 160 N. Main Street for a meeting on September 11, 2023 in Memphis, Tenn.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Shelby county is making history as the first southern government to end solitary confinement. Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris will sign an executive order to end solitary ...