Mayor Young vetoes council rewrite of impasse ordinance
In a three-page letter, Young writes that the ordinance “seeks to enlarge the Council’s authority in direct contravention of the charter.”
Topic: Memphis City Council
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May 2026
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City Council to consider resolution opposing new congressional district lines
The resolution is not binding on state lawmakers, who have already passed the controversial plan. Council members also take a look at affordable housing in Orange Mound.
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April 2026
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Council hangs up over length of leases for city-owned properties
The sticking point is language that encouraged the administration to try to negotiate leases for terms of five years for projects like the Children’s Museum of Memphis and the new Metal Museum.
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City Council goes behind closed doors to talk MPD’s No Kings response
Council member Jerri Green said she wasn’t told why the items were removed from discussion but said an outside investigation of MPD may be needed.
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No Kings questions appear, then disappear from City Council agenda
As a march of more than 1,000 people Downtown was winding down, police pepper-sprayed and tackled individuals at the rear of the crowd. Some council members wanted to discuss that in Tuesday, April 28, committees but the items were taken off the agenda.
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How Memphis plans to spend $100 million in state money on Beale Street
John Zeanah said an interesting phrase as he stood outside FedExForum during a City Council bus tour — he called the area the “arena district.”
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City Council wants answers on ‘No Kings’ march violence
Two Memphis City Council members want police brass to answer questions about the police response to the March 28 march.
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Memphis Art Museum tour ends with $6 million
Memphis City Council members got a peek inside what will be the new Memphis Art Museum before voting to repurpose city funds for public infrastructure outside the Front Street museum.
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March 2026
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Cops on leave after violent No Kings march
Memphis Mayor Paul Young announced that the city will investigate police actions at a No Kings march in Downtown Memphis.
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City Council approves big changes to city impasse procedure
The rewrite of the impasse procedure is the most significant change in a process drafted in the wake of 1978 strikes by Memphis police and firefighters.
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Could AI help shut down party houses?
A Memphis City Council member is pushing the city to crack down on short-term rental problems.
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Impasse procedure gets rewrite, delay at City Council meeting
The Council put off any vote on the streamlined impasse procedure for three weeks. Meanwhile, a Council discussion about how to regulate short-term rental properties took an AI turn.
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Council members question Liberty Park project after Daily Memphian reporting
The Daily Memphian dove into the $2.2 million invested in the still-stalled private development. Now, two Memphis City Council members want answers from Memphis Mayor Paul Young’s administration.
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City Council wants answers to short-term rental problems
The council could vote Tuesday on a new procedure for resolving impasses between the city and unions. It also gets an update on crime statistics.
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February 2026
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Change for Memphis library employees goes on November ballot
The Tuesday vote came with concerns that some library employees don’t believe they will have to reapply for their jobs.
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City Council returns in person with a backlog of delayed final votes
Topping the council’s agenda are final votes on the first step toward a Hyde Square plaza Downtown, as well as discussion on changing the status of library workers and an update on the city’s bus system.
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Should Memphis change snow strategy for smaller and school streets?
Council questions City of Memphis' street clearing. Plus, garbage service is set to resume.
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A block of Downtown Memphis inches toward new name
The Memphis City Council pushed forward with plans for Hyde Square and moved swiftly through a shortened agenda in its second online session in a row.
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City Council remains virtual, with MLGW, library employees on agenda
A change for Memphis library employees could end up as city charter amendment for the November ballot or the final vote on the referendum ordinance could be delayed as it was last week.
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January 2026
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Trash talk: Memphis waste stuck in the deep freeze
A thaw on city streets at week’s end gives way to another cold snap complicating plans to resume solid waste services and continue clearing streets.
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City Council goes virtual for Tuesday meeting
Council members return to pandemic rules as the body votes on putting a charter amendment on the November ballot, extra approval for jails and more.
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City Council wants to tweak labor dispute process, but the details are still being drafted
Icy weather had Memphis City Council members meeting virtually and deciding again to edit the way the body settles contract deadlocks. But the fine print needs to be ironed out before budget season begins.
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Secondary roads start to get attention as temps rise above freezing
City Council members meeting online Tuesday heard from city division directors with a cautiously optimistic view of how the city has handled the cold. MPD Chief C.J. Davis said crime was down 75%.
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Christmas party shooting rekindles fight over ‘party house’ rentals
What was billed as a “Pajama Christmas Party” with a cover charge and offers of free liquor Dec. 20 ended with gunfire and the death of a man shot outside the short-term rental in East Memphis.
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Council plans to turn block of Monroe into ‘Hyde Family Way’
The council will take the first of three votes later this month on changing the name of the street between the new Memphis Art Museum and the Cossitt Library.
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