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There’s an article in today’s Memphis Daily News about Shelby County Republican Mayoral Candidate, Mark Luttrell’s position on consolidation. It’s looking like he’s not too happy with how the negotiations are going. From the article: He began his campaign before the May 4 primaries by saying he would wait to see what the Metro...
Former Indianapolis Mayor, Stephen Goldsmith, spoke yesterday at a forum hosted by Rebuild Government about the challenges of consolidation as well as some of the opportunities that unifying the two largest governments in Shelby County presents. Here are two looks at what he said, first from the Commercial Appeal: In an interview Tuesday, Goldsmith,...
It seems Tennessee Attorney General, Robert Cooper, and two Shelby County attorneys are in a bit of disagreement with each other. In an April 8th column Steve Mulroy, a law professor and member of the Shelby County Commission, and retired Judge D’Army Bailey argued that the current state law mandating two separate questions in...
The Memphis Flyer has a feature story on consolidation. After 10 years of informal talks, consolidation is back on the table. Last fall, the Memphis City Council and the Shelby County Commission voted to create the Memphis and Shelby County Metropolitan Government Charter Commission. State law allows the largest city in a county to...
I woke up this morning fully expecting it to be grey and rainy. My iPhone weather app had told me so just before I went to sleep last night. Imagine my surprise when I opened my eyes to see a bright warm orange glow illuminating my room. At first I thought I had left...