There are 408 article(s) tagged Jim Strickland:

• February 2020

  • Bloomberg: Trump ‘buried his head in the sand’ over coronavirus threat

    Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg took jabs at President Trump and his Democratic rivals during a Memphis stop Friday morning. 

    By Bill Dries February 28, 2020

  • Strickland calls for juvenile assessment center to ‘get it done’

    Strickland's comments about the county government alternative to juvenile detention come after District Attorney Amy Weirich called attention to the problems during a taping last week of "Behind The Headlines."

    By Bill Dries February 24, 2020

  • Strickland faces ‘worst budget year as mayor’

    Speaking at the Frayser Exchange Club, Strickland also said the city will step up its efforts toward "opportunity youth" and talked of the coming of expanded pre-kindergarten that he described as "a whole new mindset" starting this fall.

    By Bill Dries February 21, 2020

  • Inventory of old projects could ease some of city’s budget tension

    The roundup of line items with relatively small amounts of money comes as the Strickland administration offers its first details of what the coming city budget proposal will include in a "tight" budget season at City Hall.

    By Bill Dries February 20, 2020

  • Sanford: Put the police residency requirement to a vote

    The unspoken sentiment behind objections to relaxing residency rules appears to be the prospect that white officers from small towns in North Mississippi, West Tennessee and Eastern Arkansas would be policing unfamiliar territory in North Memphis, South Memphis and Orange Mound.

    By Otis Sanford February 13, 2020

  • Bloomberg supporters ask, ‘What is the strategy?’

    Early voting opens Wednesday in Shelby County in the Tennessee presidential primaries. 

    By Bill Dries February 11, 2020

  • Strickland asks lawmakers for help with budget shortfall

    Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland is pushing passage of two bills designed to fill a growing hole in the city’s budget with $12 million in sales tax revenue.

    By Sam Stockard February 11, 2020

  • Nelson: The conservative case for moving Forrest’s bust

    His defenders hail Nathan Bedford Forrest's 'great commander' status. But at Fort Pillow, Forrest gained temporary possession of a meaningless fort while making things worse for the Confederate military effort everywhere.

    By Michael Nelson February 11, 2020

  • Strickland stumps for Bloomberg

    As the Democratic presidential contenders look for last-minute votes in New Hampshire Tuesday, Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland will be campaigning for former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg in Jackson, Tennessee.

    By Bill Dries February 10, 2020

  • The Politics of Garbage: A backlog of leaves bumps into complex past

    The city's response to a backlog in picking up leaves reveals just how politically volatile the city's most basic service can be -- and has been -- for decades.

    By Bill Dries February 03, 2020

  • U.S. Census mounts campaign-like effort in Memphis

    The recent formal opening of the local U.S. Census office came as new immigration restrictions are finding a place in presidential campaign rhetoric. 

    By Bill Dries February 03, 2020

• January 2020

  • Sanford: Memphis politicos pick their presidential candidates

    State legislators and the Memphis and Shelby County mayors are among elected officials who have endorsed a presidential candidate and plan to campaign for their choice.

    By Otis Sanford January 30, 2020

  • City braces for possible wildcat solid waste strike

    The dispute involves the city's effort to catch up on a backlog of autumn leaves that include weekend work and the use of private contractors to clear the backlog by the end of the month. 

    By Bill Dries January 22, 2020

  • Most of Strickland second-term team approved by council

    A slate of 15 city division directors and chiefs were approved Tuesday, Jan. 21, by the Memphis City Council after a two-week delay and several attempts by some on the council to further delay the vote Tuesday.

    By Bill Dries January 21, 2020

  • Free MATA service a ‘wonderful idea’ but not yet possible

    Kansas City, Missouri, could soon be the first major city to offer free bus service. But Memphis isn't there yet.

    By Linda A. Moore January 19, 2020

  • Memphis sewer cutoff of Southaven gets more complex in two courts

    The court fight over Memphis City Hall’s plan to cut off sewage treatment for Horn Lake and Southaven, Mississippi, in 2023 is so far playing out on both sides of the state line. 

    By Bill Dries January 16, 2020

  • Aug. and Nov. ballot candidates begin campaign moves

    Republican Charlotte Bergmann, who is seeking to once again challenge Democratic Cong. Steven Cohen this election year, kicked off her campaign this weekend at a gun-shooting range. Other contenders in other primary races on the August 6 ballot are making their moves as well. 

    By Bill Dries January 12, 2020

  • New City Council delays OK of Strickland’s slate of directors, chiefs

    The second-term slate of 13 Jim Strickland administration directors and chiefs drew some resistance from several council members in committee sessions Tuesday at City Hall. The decision to delay the vote on the slate for two weeks saw some of the new council members on different sides of the question at their first council meeting.

    By Bill Dries January 07, 2020

  • Strickland’s second-term team includes two new directors

    The first City Council meeting of 2020 next week will include a review of the two new appointees and 13 returning division directors and chiefs. 

    By Bill Dries January 04, 2020

  • The Early Word: New year, new youth program; a deuce of a lawsuit

    Good morning; it’s Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020. Today marks the beginning of Hoopfest Memphis, which includes 13 high school basketball games and used to be called the Penny Hardaway Classic.

    By Mary Cashiola January 02, 2020

  • Strickland announces plans for a ‘Public Service Corps’ for teens, young adults

    The Memphis mayor said the new corp would start with 25 young adults picking up litter part-time for $12 an hour as they work toward high school diplomas and college degrees.

    By Bill Dries January 02, 2020

  • Strickland pushes literacy efforts, promises programs for older youth

    The Memphis mayor promised details at his Wednesday oath of office ceremony on a city effort aimed at "opportunity youth" between the ages of 16 and 24. 

    By Bill Dries January 01, 2020

  • Alan Crone preparing to leave role in Strickland administration

    Special counsel Alan Crone will soon take his leave from Mayor Jim Strickland’s administration. As Strickland starts his second and last term, Crone, a long-time friend, will return full-time to his own law practice.

    By Don Wade January 01, 2020

• December 2019

  • Memphis’ plan to cut off wastewater treatment to Southaven, Horn Lake moves to court

    Since March 2018, the City of Memphis has been saying it intends to end the 1970s-era agreement to treat wastewater in a North Mississippi sewer district that predates the incorporation of Southaven. 

    By Bill Dries December 31, 2019

  • Shelby County Sheriff ready to patrol newly de-annexed areas of the county

    The Shelby County Sheriff's Office will begin the New Year patrolling areas that have been de-annexed from Memphis. 

    By Linda A. Moore December 31, 2019