There are 263 article(s) tagged Steve Cohen:

• January 2026

  • Winter-storm damage in Shelby County estimated at almost $5M

    U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen is asking Gov. Bill Lee to amend the Tennessee’s request to FEMA to include the estimate.

    By Bill Dries January 31, 2026

  • ‘Bearing witness matters’: Vigil protests ICE, honors woman shot in Minneapolis

    After a woman was fatally shot by an Immigrations and Custom Enforcement agent in Minneapolis, a score of Memphians gathered to remember her and call for action amid local ICE activity.

    By Aarron Fleming, The Associated Press January 09, 2026

  • Political roundup: Mike Williams picks a race, Cohen doesn’t endorse, more

    Former Memphis Police Association president Mike Williams picks a race. Also, a nonendorsement by U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, a new city policy director and a review of the Election Commission’s revamped website.

    By Bill Dries January 06, 2026

  • Young says goal of 40% drop in crime met two years ahead of campaign promise

    Memphis Mayor Paul Young talked about the 2023 campaign promise at Thursday’s Lowery New Year’s Day Prayer Breakfast Downtown.

    By Bill Dries January 05, 2026

• December 2025

  • Memphis seniors get $3M in federal funding for home repair

    Housing and Urban Development grants could reach an estimated 100 to 120 senior citizen homeowners.

    By Bill Dries December 08, 2025

• November 2025

  • ‘How about we cut you off as the chair?’ — Ford tirade aimed at County Commission chairwoman

    Also in the roundup: Amber Huett-Garcia opens Commission campaign, Marie Feagins’ bid for county mayor and Steve Cohen on a successor.

    By Bill Dries November 24, 2025

  • Questions linger for Marsha Blackburn on phone records pay out

    Also in the political roundup, one county mayoral contender calls out current Mayor Lee Harris’ administration for its funding shortfall and another calls for change in the government’s relationship to the school system.

    By Bill Dries November 17, 2025

  • Overton Park’s Old Forest fence formally falls: ‘The Old Forest is whole again’

    The Thursday, Nov. 13, formal opening of the new Old Forest acreage served as an epitaph for the conflict over what to do about overflow Memphis Zoo parking on the Overton Park greensward.

    By Bill Dries November 14, 2025

  • Bill that ended government shutdown could pay Tennessee’s US senators minimum $500K each

    Here’s how Memphis’ D.C. representatives voted on the measure to fund the government until January.

    By Bill Dries November 13, 2025

  • Opinion: Rep. Cohen says flight reduction sparks outcry and frustrations

    “I am frustrated on behalf of my constituents, whose flights to or from Memphis may be canceled or delayed, effecting untold numbers of business meetings, family gatherings, and vacations.”

    By Steve Cohen November 10, 2025

  • U.S. Marshals director: Next Task Force phase to target MPD policy changes

    U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen has redistricting concerns, U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty vote against a war-powers resolution on Venezuela and a court ruling on local gun-control measures and “virtue signaling.”

    By Bill Dries November 10, 2025

  • Public holds GOP responsible for ongoing government shutdown, Cohen says

    U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen has been a vocal critic of President Donald Trump but agreed on “Behind The Headlines” with Trump’s assessment of the set of elections this past week that saw Democratic victory. 

    By Bill Dries November 08, 2025

• October 2025

  • Sanford: Cohen-Pearson race will be a winner for political engagement

    “This is a political moment that could determine, once and for all, if it’s time to pass the local baton from Baby Boomers to Millennials.”

    By Otis Sanford October 23, 2025

  • ‘No Kings’ organizers say there’s a reason Steve Cohen didn’t get to speak

    Who got to speak at Saturday’s “No Kings” protest in East Memphis and who didn’t was still a lively topic two days after the event.

    By Bill Dries October 21, 2025

  • The surge gets more politically complex

    Also in the political roundup, Harris endorses Green in the race for Governor as Blackburn calls out Green by name. And a close encounter at “No Kings” between Cohen and Pearson.

    By Bill Dries October 20, 2025

  • Pearson challenges Cohen for US House

    State Rep. Justin J. Pearson said he will challenge U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen in the 2026 Democratic primary. Pearson once worked for Cohen as a intern.

    By Bill Dries October 08, 2025

  • Memphis mayor vows to ‘remain at the table’ as law enforcement makes its way into city

    Mayor Paul Young made comments after a week that saw aggressive rhetoric about “unleashed” law enforcement. The same surge of state and federal law enforcement agencies is an issue in the race for Shelby County mayor.

    By Bill Dries October 05, 2025

  • Bondi in Memphis: Trump wants ‘cops to be cops again’

    U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee met with local, state and federal law enforcement in Shelby Farms Park yesterday. The visit was the first presence by federal leaders in the city since the task force was formed in September.

    By Bill Dries October 03, 2025

  • How Tennessee’s US senators voted on the way to a federal shutdown

    The D.C. Scorecard tracks the votes and rhetoric about the two bills that led to the start of Wednesday’s federal government shutdown.

    By Bill Dries October 01, 2025

• September 2025

  • New deputy governor, county commission turnover, and Washington votes

    Political Notebook: How Memphis’ representatives in Washington voted on honoring Turning Point founder Charlie Kirk, and a resolution to keep the federal government funded.

    By Bill Dries September 21, 2025

  • Cohen questions FBI leader about National Guard in Memphis

    U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., asked FBI Director Kash Patel about the Memphis Safe Task Force, which President Donald Trump established Monday.

    See The Daily Memphian’s full coverage of the Memphis Safe Task Force 

    By Samuel Hardiman September 18, 2025

  • Memphis International Airport begins $700 million upgrade

    The airport improvements, funded in part by $50.6 million in federal grants, will take about six years.

    By Dima Amro September 13, 2025

  • Cohen says mayor has little choice in National Guard deployment to Memphis: ‘The mayor’s got a tough job’

    “If (Trump) will say ... after the National Guard leaves and tells the world that Memphis is the safest city in the world, Donald come on,” U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen said Friday.

    By Bill Dries September 12, 2025

  • Politics infiltrates festivals; school board races show signs of life

    Also in the political roundup, County Mayor Lee Harris has connections to several contenders on the 2026 ballot and U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen signs onto the Epstein files discharge petition.

    By Bill Dries September 07, 2025

• August 2025

  • $50.6M in federal grants awarded to Memphis International Airport

    “Memphis International Airport isn’t just the busiest cargo airport in North America; it’s a critical gateway for passengers and businesses,” said Congressman Steve Cohen in a release. “These federal resources strengthen our economy, support jobs, and ensure Memphis remains connected as a vital hub to the rest of the world.”

    By Sophia Surrett August 20, 2025