There are 132 article(s) tagged G.A. Hardaway:

• November 2018

  • Shelby legislators want state recruiting incentives spread to Memphis

    With Amazon set to net nearly $77 million in state funds for a Nashville logistics headquarters, Shelby County state legislators say they’d like to see Tennessee spread the love to Memphis.

    By Sam Stockard November 18, 2018

  • Legislators try to get handle on Lee’s potential policies

    Shelby County lawmakers are trying to figure out what direction Gov.-elect Bill Lee will take on everything from criminal justice reform to health care and school vouchers. But at least one legislator says the next governor could face tough sledding with the General Assembly even from those in his own party.

    By Sam Stockard November 12, 2018

  • A Memphis principal was fired over flawed test scores. Should state law protect him too?

    Reginald Williams was set to retire as principal of a Memphis charter school at the end of the school year. Instead, he was fired just days into the new school year, shortly after state test results showed the school’s scores had plummeted.

    By Laura Faith Kebede November 07, 2018

• October 2018

  • Even in East Tennessee, gubernatorial candidates keep Memphis on the mind

    Memphis is about a nine-hour drive from Kingsport, but the city’s major topics were still on the minds of Tennessee’s two top gubernatorial candidates in the second gubernatorial debate, an East Tennessee event in which they sparred a bit for the first time.

    By Sam Stockard October 10, 2018

  • Memphis legislator criticizes Hopson’s endorsement of Lee

    A Memphis legislator is castigating Shelby County Schools Superintendent Dorsey Hopson’s decision to endorse Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Lee, saying it “confuses” a tough situation.

    By Sam Stockard October 09, 2018

• September 2018

  • State Rep. Hardaway to revive legislation on officer-involved shooting investigations

    With questions surrounding the shooting of Martavious Banks by a Memphis Police officer, state Rep. G.A. Hardaway is set to renew legislation requiring the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation to take control of officer-involved shooting probes.

    By Sam Stockard September 20, 2018

  • Civil rights cold-case legislation warms Memphis lawmakers

    State Rep. Johnnie Turner can hardly believe civil rights cold-case legislation worked so fast, leading to the reopening of an investigation into the 1940 death of NAACP leader Elbert Williams.

    By Sam Stockard September 16, 2018