There are 229 article(s) tagged Tami Sawyer:

• June 2019

  • Politics Podcast: Mayoral contender Tami Sawyer

    Memphis mayoral candidate Tami Sawyer talks about “momentum” and disruption, tax hikes and the Brandon Webber shooting.

    By Natalie Van Gundy June 21, 2019

  • Sanford: A tragedy that hurt all of Memphis

    The gravity of violent crime continues to loom over Memphis like an ominous storm cloud that stubbornly refuses to break up and move on.

    By Otis Sanford June 13, 2019

  • Lee pushes re-entry programs amid reaction to violent crime

    A two-day visit to Memphis by Gov. Bill Lee included signing a bill dropping state fees for expungements. The move comes against a backdrop of reaction to the weekend slaying of financial executive Glenn Cofield and a rise in homicides compared to this time last year.

    By Bill Dries June 12, 2019

  • People’s Convention endorses Tami Sawyer for mayor

    The convention at the Paradise Entertainment Center in South Memphis Saturday drew no city council incumbents before a group of 600 to the nightclub, with about 200 participating in the process that stretched over six hours.

    By Bill Dries June 09, 2019

• May 2019

  • Commissioners introduce budget amendments for MATA, Tom Lee Park renovations

    The Shelby County Commission is considering 26 amendments to the 2019-2020 budget, including one that would provide county funds for MATA public transportation for the first time. 

    By Omer Yusuf May 30, 2019

  • Opening day of filing period brings out 34 city office-seekers

    Monday was the first day for contenders on the October ballot to pull qualifying petitions, and 34 hopefuls began gathering signatures on opening day. They have until July 18 to get on the ballot, led by what promises to be a spirited race for Memphis mayor.

    By Bill Dries May 20, 2019

  • Evening reporting center proposal gives commissioners concern

    A proposal to open a new program to host youth with pending Juvenile Court cases at a Shelby County Schools building is causing concern for several Shelby County Commissioners.

    By Omer Yusuf May 13, 2019

  • Commission committee backs resolution to support censuring Judge Jim Lammey

    A resolution condemning Criminal Court Judge Jim Lammey's social media postings won committee support from county commissioners Wednesday. 

    By Omer Yusuf, Yolanda Jones May 08, 2019

• April 2019

  • Fundraisers and neo-Confederate threats mark five months to Memphis election day

    Mayor Jim Strickland says city's challenges are the reason for his re-election bid. Challenger Tami Sawyer said white supremacist threats won't stop her campaign and the race for City Court Clerk grows.

    By Bill Dries April 29, 2019

  • Sanford: Mayor’s race may show which way the wind will blow in 2020

    Biden, 76, will face plenty of left-leaning challengers as he battles for the Democratic nomination. Among those challenges is the notion that the primary campaign will not be kind to anyone with moderate political views.

    By Otis Sanford April 25, 2019

  • NAACP Freedom Fund gathering reflects political balancing act

    The Memphis Branch NAACP honored three leaders of the efforts to remove Confederate monuments from two local parks and in the process Saturday reflected the balancing act that is a feature of the race for Memphis mayor.

    By Bill Dries April 21, 2019

  • Strickland posts campaign war chest of $757,000

    The first campaign finance filings of the 2019 Memphis election season show incumbent Mayor Jim Strickland with a sizable fundraising advantage. But for the first quarter, three City Council contenders each raised six figures on the way to the Oct. 3 elections.

    By Bill Dries April 15, 2019

  • Sanford: Where Memphis mayoral candidates stand on crime

    As the 2019 city mayoral election starts to gain steam, there is little discussion about fighting violent crime, particularly by former mayor Willie Herenton and Shelby County Commissioner Tami Sawyer, the two major opponents vying to unseat Jim Strickland.

    By Otis Sanford April 11, 2019

  • Herenton opens campaign for Memphis mayor with charges of ‘elitism’ in city’s prosperity

    The former mayor drew several hundred people to southwest Memphis as his opens his challenge of incumbent mayor Jim Strickland on the Oct. 3 city ballot.

    By Bill Dries April 08, 2019

• March 2019

  • Commissioners back $15 minimum wage for public-sector workers

    In a vote split along party lines Monday, the Shelby County Commission approved a resolution supporting a $15 minimum wage for all public-sector employees in the county.

    By Omer Yusuf March 25, 2019

  • Sanford: Three ways of doing business in mayor’s race

    The 2019 mayor's race is shaping up as a three-way contest representing the past, present and, perhaps, future of city politics.

     

    By Otis Sanford March 21, 2019

  • U.S. Sen. Warren touts ‘different kind of campaign', ‘big systemic change’ in Douglass High campaign stop

    U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren drew a crowd of more than 400 in North Memphis for the first Memphis appearance by a presidential hopeful in advance of the Tennessee presidential primaries of March 2020.

    By Bill Dries March 18, 2019

  • City Hall’s 2018 minority spend miscalculated, lower than 2017

    Mayor Jim Strickland's administration conceded a "clerical error" in its minority spending numbers Thursday, saying the city actually spent 17.7 percent of its money in 2018 with women- and minority-owned businesses rather than the 24 percent previously touted by Strickland.

    By Bill Dries March 14, 2019

  • Memphis mayor’s race begins to solidify ahead of spring and summer campaigns

    The race for Memphis Mayor has three front-line contenders on the way to the spring and summer heart of the 2019 campaign. And the trio of Sawyer, Herenton and Strickland shows some differences that reflect divergent views of the city's future beyond who wins and who loses.

    By Bill Dries March 11, 2019

  • Two candidates for Memphis mayor have education backgrounds. Here’s what you should know.

    The Memphis mayor’s authority over public schools is limited, since the city school board voted in 2010 to dissolve the city district, which led to a merger of the city and county school systems. But the city mayor isn’t without power to steer conversation and dictate spending. 

    By Caroline Bauman March 10, 2019

  • Sawyer’s vision of ‘new’ Memphis is equity and people-centered

    Shelby County Commissioner Tami Sawyer appeared on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast to discuss her announcement seeking the Memphis mayor's office in October. 

    By Omer Yusuf March 08, 2019

  • Tami Sawyer announces bid for Memphis mayor

    Six months after being sworn in as Shelby County Commissioner, Tami Sawyer announced Thursday she is launching a campaign to be the next Memphis mayor. 

    By Omer Yusuf March 07, 2019

  • Shelby County leaders hope final DOJ report brings Juvenile Court changes

    Shelby County leaders say they are hopeful the final report on Juvenile Court racial bias will clear the path for substantive changes.

    By Omer Yusuf and Yolanda Jones March 03, 2019

• January 2019

  • Commission approves allocating $1.3 million for new youth justice facility

    The Shelby County Commission voted Monday to allocate $1.3 million to begin designing a new Youth Justice and Education Center to replace the current juvenile detention facility.

    By Omer Yusuf January 28, 2019

  • Harris says proposal for new detention facility has ‘momentum’

    A second vote on Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris' proposal for a new Juvenile Justice and Education Center is expected to take place at the next Shelby County Commission meeting Monday. 

    By Omer Yusuf January 25, 2019