Budget Season Opens With a Fight Over Police and Parks Funding
A closer look at the numbers behind the headline, and at the people in Whitehaven who have heard a version of this promise before.
By Hannah Pike · September 15, 2026
Government
Politics & Government
City hall, the county building, Nashville and Washington.
15 stories in this section
State Preemption Laws Narrow What Memphis Can Decide for Itself
Officials, organizers and neighbors in Cooper-Young give sharply different accounts of what "state preemption laws narro…
Ruth Ann Mercer · 3 min read
Early Voting Turnout Runs Ahead of the Last Municipal Cycle
Early Voting Turnout Runs Ahead of the Last Municipal Cycle — a development residents in South Memphis have followed for…
Elijah Sandoval · 3 min read
Redistricting Proposal Would Split Two Historic Memphis Precincts
A closer look at the numbers behind the headline, and at the people in Whitehaven who have heard a version of this promi…
Priya Raghavan · 3 min read
Ethics Board Weighs New Disclosure Rules for City Contractors
A closer look at the numbers behind the headline, and at the people in Berclair who have heard a version of this promise…
Priya Raghavan · 3 min read
Shelby County Sheriff's Office Faces Questions Over Jail Conditions
A closer look at the numbers behind the headline, and at the people in Binghampton who have heard a version of this prom…
Priya Raghavan · 3 min read
Legislature Considers a Revenue Share for Tourism Districts
Records, interviews and public filings reviewed by The Memphis Press trace how this reached Orange Mound — and what stil…
Nathaniel Frey · 3 min read
Mayor's Office Reorganizes Its Neighborhood Services Division
Records, interviews and public filings reviewed by The Memphis Press trace how this reached the Medical District — and w…
Terrence Booker · 3 min read
Candidates Clash Over Property Tax Relief for Longtime Homeowners
Officials, organizers and neighbors in Binghampton give sharply different accounts of what "candidates clash over proper…
Simone Barrow · 3 min read
Public Records Backlog Draws Complaints From Civic Groups
Officials, organizers and neighbors in Binghampton give sharply different accounts of what "public records backlog draws…
Dana Ruiz · 3 min read
Federal Consent Decree Enters Its Next Compliance Phase
A closer look at the numbers behind the headline, and at the people in Binghampton who have heard a version of this prom…
Adrienne Colvin · 3 min read
City Charter Amendments Head Toward the November Ballot
City Charter Amendments Head Toward the November Ballot — a development residents in Frayser have followed for months, a…
Walter Deane · 3 min read
County Health Department Seeks Independent Funding Authority
Officials, organizers and neighbors in Cooper-Young give sharply different accounts of what "county health department se…
Ruth Ann Mercer · 3 min read
Lobbying Spending in Nashville Hits a Record for Shelby County
Officials, organizers and neighbors in Midtown give sharply different accounts of what "lobbying spending in nashville h…
Ruth Ann Mercer · 3 min read
Poll Workers Recruited in Record Numbers Before the Primary
A closer look at the numbers behind the headline, and at the people in Whitehaven who have heard a version of this promi…
Priya Raghavan · 3 min read