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With just two meetings left, the Memphis and Shelby County Metro Charter Commission is wrapping up the proposed charter for submission by August 10th. Last night the Commission decided on a date for elections. This Thursday they will look at more options for the single member legislative districts. The Commission adopted a 25 member...
We all have hills to die on. Ideas that we aren’t willing to give up for anything. It’s not often that we get the chance to speak on those issues in a forum or to a body that has direct oversight over them, but when that opportunity arises it’s very important that you take...
Back in the days of yore, when I was traveling some 250 days a year I would find occasion to head out and do something fun in the city that I happened to be in. Since I was in Las Vegas a lot, it often meant that the closest thing to good clean fun...
John Branston’s column in this morning’s Flyer sums it up: If you drive less than a mile from Southwind High School you can be in Germantown, Memphis, or unincorporated Shelby County (or Mississippi if you drive two miles). The tax rates where you end up vary from $4.06 to $7.22. Same stores, same roads,...
For those of you who don’t know, Joe Biden is in the state today for the TNDP Jackson Day. I know a lot of folks can’t make it, but I’ll be there just waiting for the gaffe to drop, or a random F-Bomb. I love Joe Biden. I’m not sure how ticket sales have...
Shea Flinn is one of my Super-District Councilors, and he’s one of my favorites. 99 times out of 100, he is on the correct side of issues and I will certainly support him for re-election next year. That said, he is as wrong as wrong can be on the issue of districts for a...
You know, I think the one thing that everyone needs, aside from a share of the obscene stacks of money that one candidate has amassed while the majority of the state suffers through a recession, is a long weekend. I mean, why the heck not? We’ve been working our patooties off and we need...
Well, not really. Yesterday, in a joint session of the Memphis City Council and the Shelby County Commission, the Memphis/Shelby County Metro Charter Commission (yes, I know it’s getting confusing) introduced to the two bodies the broad strokes of a new Metro charter that will be voted on in the November election. You can...
I understand why Captain Kona is upset about this sign in his neighborhood. Thankfully, my little neck of the woods here in super liberal midtown Memphis doesn’t normally see that many signs by Republicans. The few that do have Republican signs up in my neighborhood are usually for Haslam, which is about as comforting...
It would appear that way, according to this CA article from this morning: Concern is building about a Charter Commission task force recommendation eliminating civil service for future government workers if voters approve consolidating Memphis and Shelby County. A Human Capital and Customer Service task force report characterizes civil service as outdated and refers...