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2013/06/19 23:10
2013/06/19 23:10
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... The city says last-minute budget decisions strain resources to beat the upcoming deadline for everything to be in place. A grueling seven hour budget session ended without a final decision...
2013/06/19 23:10
2013/06/19 23:10
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2013/06/19 02:51
2013/06/19 02:51
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Our City Hall reporter, Toby Sells, will post periodic updates from Tuesday's Memphis City Council meeting, with members hoping to pass a budget for fiscal year 2014 (which begins July 1). The meeting...
2013/06/19 01:00
2013/06/19 01:00
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... The city council is voting on several issues this evening. Check back for updates. FAIL – 4.6 percent pay increase for city employees (votes were tied, with six for and six against) PASS –...
2013/06/18 22:47
2013/06/18 22:47
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It was a sharp accusation that for a brief time derailed Tuesday morning's crucial Memphis City Council budget meeting. But, was it true? Councilwoman Janis Fullilove said she had been told of an...
2013/06/18 14:50
2013/06/18 14:50
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Even as the Memphis City Council, now in Hail-Mary mode, scrambled this week to choose from several budget alternatives, including a brand-new austerity proposal from budget chairman Jim Strickland,...
2013/06/18 00:51
2013/06/18 00:51
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Layoffs seem to be at least one issue gaining consensus at the end of the Memphis city budget process as they showed up in Mayor A C Wharton’s revised proposal weeks ago and the one made public Monday...
2013/06/14 22:48
2013/06/14 22:48
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Fulton County is refusing to allow a new hotel along Fulton Industrial Boulevard for fear it will contribute to crime in the area. Channel 2's Jim Strickland learned the decision is costing the...
2013/06/08 00:00
2013/06/08 00:00
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... A WREG-TV On Your Side Investigation revealed even as city leaders work to hammer out a budget in these tough economic times, they’re paying out $22 million in overtime. One council member...
2013/06/07 22:48
2013/06/07 22:48
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Dee Warren, 23, will be the 200th buyer to close under a program called Neighborhood Lift. She received $15,000 in down payment money through the program launched in February 2012 to help cull a glut...
2013/06/07 22:01
2013/06/07 22:01
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... A Memphis mother wants Memphis city administration and city council members to consider the families behind the numbers as the budget process continues. Buyouts, layoffs and cuts to benefits...
2013/06/06 11:50
2013/06/06 11:50
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T.S. Eliot had it wrong. April is not the "cruelest month," as the renowned poet wrote in "The Waste Land." For politicians, June is definitely crueler. That's the month when members of local...
2013/06/05 23:48
2013/06/05 23:48
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Channel 2 consumer investigator Jim Strickland has learned a Georgia case is playing a key role in the government's effort to recall more than 2 million Jeeps to fix a fire hazard. March 6 last year...
2013/06/05 20:00
2013/06/05 20:00
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... Believe it or not, city officials say there is a silver-lining when it comes to Delta taking off and leaving Memphis as a hub. City officials say the loss of more than 200 jobs is horrible,...
2013/06/05 14:47
2013/06/05 14:47
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Council members said they were left confused by yet another budget proposal by Mayor A C Wharton. The mayor's original budget plan raised property taxes to $3.36. Yesterday's proposal raises taxes to...
2013/06/05 03:00
2013/06/05 03:00
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... While the budget for the next fiscal year has yet to be approved, the mayor and city council members continue to point fingers at how they arrived at such a precarious financial...
2013/06/05 00:11
2013/06/05 00:11
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... - The City of Memphis received another letter from the state questioning the solvency of yet another account Tuesday. The State of Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System sent the latest...
2013/06/04 23:12
2013/06/04 23:12
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... - The battle over the City of Memphis' budget filled with much debate as city council members gave city administrators an earful Tuesday. But the council members were not the only ones there...
2013/06/04 22:47
2013/06/04 22:47
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With a June 30th deadline approaching faster and with more dire consequences at stake than possibly ever before, Tuesday's Memphis City Council Budget Committee meeting figured to be an "all hands on...
2013/06/04 18:51
2013/06/04 18:51
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Memphis Mayor A C Wharton presented a new budget proposal to Memphis City Council members Tuesday morning that includes a reduction of 400 employees, which would yield $11 million in savings this year...
2013/06/04 01:48
2013/06/04 01:48
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Consumer investigator Jim Strickland has learned General Motors expects to investigate a mysterious fire that torched a brand new Camaro. The car wasn't even running when it happened. "I really...