City of Memphis, Memphis Fire Fighters Association winding down litigation
The City of Memphis and the Memphis Fire Fighters Association are winding down their litigation after the Memphis City Council passed a 2% raise this week.
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December 2025
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Memphis paid $2.2M for Liberty Park consultants — and it’s still an empty lot
The city needs sales-tax growth at Liberty Park to pay bonds at the Memphis Sports and Events Center. To generate that tax growth, it needs hotel and apartments to become something more than hypothetical.
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Opinion: Why is the City of Memphis treating loans as grants?
“We hear so much about the need for transparency in government; this might be a good and easy place to start. It all boils down to the people’s trust in their government.”
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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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The need-to-know for the St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend
The St. Jude Memphis Marathon comes with road closures, new parking measures and safety plans that will impact more than 25 neighborhoods Downtown.
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City, Police Association edge toward resolution over second lieutenant position
The two sides have fought in court since early 2024.
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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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After more than a year of negotiations, the City of Memphis has closed on the Sheraton
The City of Memphis closed on the $22 million purchase of the hotel on Wednesday, Nov. 5.
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October 2025
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The city is one step closer to closing on the Sheraton deal
City officials say it is necessary to control the hotel to protect its $200 million investment in renovations to the connected Renasant Convention Center.
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City appeals key piece in Tyré Nichols’ case
Attorneys for Tyré Nichols’ estate and the City of Memphis have spent much of the year wrangling over certain aspects of discovery.
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Memphis wasn’t asked to join National Guard lawsuit, Harris says
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris and leaders of other groups seeking to stop the National Guard deployment in Memphis say the city was never offered an option to join their lawsuit.
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The City hasn’t officially bought the Sheraton yet but it’s already repaid $4M on the bonds
“Before this actually gets signed, we will have paid $8 million that we don’t officially own yet,” said City Council member Jerri Green.
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City, Police Association headed to mediation in one lawsuit
The negotiation could resolve a dispute about the legality of at least one of the City of Memphis’ employee associations.
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September 2025
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Ask the Memphian: Why are there so many potholes on area roads?
Everyone hates potholes. Here’s what they are and what you can do if you spot — or hit — one.
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TN Supreme Court declines to overturn second lieutenant decision
The Tennessee Supreme Court ruled that it would not stay a trial court’s decision while the City of Memphis appeals a decision in the lawsuit between the city and the Memphis Police Association.
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City of Memphis questions legality of its employee unions
The city argues that there’s nothing in its charter that gives city employees the right to collectively bargain as a union.
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City to install 30 new traffic cameras — but enforcement efforts lack real teeth
Beginning Sept. 30, the cameras will be used to issue warnings to drivers who are speeding in those 15 areas, officials said. On Oct. 30, the grace period will end, and citations will begin with violators being mailed a ticket for $50.
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Judge in police union vs. city case recuses herself
The case involves a battle over the rank of second lieutenant, which city officials created for the Memphis Police Department in an effort to get more front-line supervisors in the field.
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August 2025
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The city plans to keep the Grizzlies. Here’s a look inside the negotiations.
Records and sources say there is a real, tangible pathway for Memphis to keep the Grizzlies. However, barriers remain for what is one of the country’s smallest NBA markets to keep its sole major league franchise.
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Here’s what the city’s overnight stay at Bass Pro cost taxpayers
The Daily Memphian reported July 21 that the city paid a Memphis consulting firm $10,000 to facilitate the one-and-a-half-day retreat. Here’s what it cost taxpayers.
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Spat between city and attorneys for Tyré Nichols’ family unworthy of sanctions, judge says
The issue stems from a May news release attorneys for Nichols’ family and estate issued.
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July 2025
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Opinion: When public records aren’t public
“If we want safer communities and lasting reform, we need a government that respects the public’s right to see, question and hold it accountable. And that begins with access to the truth.”
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The fight over MPD is headed to the Supreme Court. Here’s what the police union turned down.
The City of Memphis and the police union remain locked in a dispute over promotions. The Daily Memphian has obtained the city’s most recent offer — an offer the union refused.
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Memphis asks court to reconsider MPD demotions
The City of Memphis has asked the Tennessee Court of Appeals to reconsider its recent decision not to block the demotions of 100-plus Memphis Police Department second lieutenants.
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June 2025
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City loses another round vs. Memphis Police Association
Shelby County Circuit Judge Damita Dandridge ruled that she would not stay her ruling over the city and the police union’s fight over the controversial second lieutenant position.
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