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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February 2026
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City Council questions road-clearing policies as MLGW warns of ‘sticker shock’
The city’s policy of not clearing the smallest neighborhood streets was questioned by several council members.
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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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First City Council meeting of 2026 features more changes in public safety funding
The city will be at halfway point in its fiscal year, as the council discusses pay raises for firefighters, renovating a police precinct, relocating a Downtown MPD unit and “Hyde Square.”
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Money, MATA, xAI: Top Memphis City Council votes of 2025
The most important Memphis City Council decisions of 2025 were about the flow of city funds, the city-owned bus system, what to do with property tax revenues from xAI and the council’s relationship with the Mayor’s office.
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December 2025
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City Council shifts Leftwich funds to Audubon Golf Clubhouse, Jesse Turner Park renovation
Bellevue Tennis Center would also get renovation funds.
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Memphis City Council passes firefighter pay raise
Before the vote on Tuesday, multiple council members raised the city’s fiscal condition.
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Cooper-Sutton urges ‘restraint’ in letter to firefighters union
The letter apologized for the contentious nature of the debate over a raise for firefighters, but also said the raise would not matter much.
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Memphis crime drops again, hitting lowest level in at least three years
Crime keeps dropping. Police say major offenses fell again in November, reaching their lowest level in nearly three years.
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Memphis faces tight budgets. Will a ‘debt cliff’ save it?
The “debt cliff” refers to how much city bond payments are expected to decline in the future — essentially, the city’s annual payment on its never-ending mortgage.
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Full recording of meeting that includes rape remark available to stream, City Council says
The Memphis City Council addressed its YouTube stream not showing the entirety of the body’s Dec. 2 meeting where a council member compared a proposed firefighter pay raise to rape.
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As City Council debates firefighter raise, one member compares it to rape
The comments came as the City Council debated an additional 2% raise for the Memphis Fire Fighters Association.
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MATA numbers surge with zero fare, City Council told
MATA’s trustee said rider numbers are up. In other action, council members took steps to stop dumping in the Wolf River Bottoms, but balked at some strong limits suggested for city contracts to manage city parks.
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Firefighter raises and a library charter change on city council agenda
The council also gets an update on the Memphis Area Transit Authority’s three-month, no-fare experiment.
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November 2025
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Memphis raises minimum salary for city employees
The Memphis City Council voted to change the minimum salary for City of Memphis workers.
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Memphis delays firefighter pay raise
The Memphis City Council delayed voting on the 2% raise during an occasionally fractious committee hearing.
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Council approves $2.5M loan for meals along with fire chief, general services head
Both appointments received standing ovations at City Council chambers. The 0% loans will go to Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association (MIFA), the Hospitality Hub, the Mid-South Food Bank and Feed the Needy.
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Chair, vice chair elections will mark halfway point for City Council’s term
Council members also will meet Mayor Paul Young’s two latest appointees, including his pick for the city’s new fire chief.
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Opinion: What the federal task force proves about the council’s traffic-stop policy
“Instead of treating a horrific tragedy as an isolated incident and holding those specific officers accountable, the council put the entire MPD culture — and legitimate policing — on trial.”
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