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Speaking of vetoes, here is a history of the vetoes County Mayor Lee Harris has made since he took office as mayor in September 2018...

Every time a bell rings, a driver gets their license Whether Memphians truly change their driving habits as a result of the task force remains to be seen. But it is clear many people are making sure their documentation is up to date.

Whether Memphians truly change their driving habits as a result of the task force remains to be seen. But it is clear many people are making sure their documentation is up to date.

Back to the law enforcement surge, it emerged as an issue among at least two church pastors... one who had a massive event Saturday with a church convocation following this week in the city...

A political roundup offering the anatomy of a veto and a veto override along with the shape of things to come in next year's school board races...

MSCS says it’s on track to improve its chronic absenteeism If the district hits this year’s chronic absenteeism goal, it would mark the first reduction in the rate of chronically absent students since the pandemic, according to state data and district estimates.

If the district hits this year’s chronic absenteeism goal, it would mark the first reduction in the rate of chronically absent students since the pandemic, according to state data and district estimates.

A Memphis Safe Task Force roundup to start your week outlines the rules for ICE and MPD when they work together and looks at growing opposition to the ICE presence in particular. Meanwhile, where is the Guard?

Orpheum Theatre Group to get a 'facelift' by 100th anniversary Orpheum Theatre Group to redevelop its Downtown campus to unite its two buildings.

Orpheum Theatre Group to redevelop its Downtown campus to unite its two buildings.

Opinion | ‘I’m Shocked, Shocked to Find That Gambling Is Going On in Here’ The N.B.A. should have known this was coming.

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

“The evidence is now in,” David French writes. “The explosive growth in sports gambling is bad for sports, and — most important — it has proved to be bad for the millions of Americans who gamble past the point of prudence and move directly to the point of pain.”

The Memphis Safe Task Force and the quickening reaction to it dominates the political round up along with a fundraiser and who got to speak at Saturday's "No Kings" protest and who didn't...

An overhead view of a massive crowd of protesters marching down a Manhattan street, many carrying signs. Text overlaid says "NEW YORK"

Large crowds of protesters gathered in cities across the U.S. on Saturday as part of a mass “No Kings” demonstration against the Trump administration. nyti.ms/4hocDS0

Activists decry Memphis Safe Task Force, immigrant arrests Local activists said Friday that immigrant arrests are likely higher than the figures circulated by the Memphis Safe Task Force. 

Local activists said Friday that immigrant arrests are likely higher than the figures circulated by the Memphis Safe Task Force. 

The lawsuit has been filed and there has already been a ruling out of Davidson County Chancery Court on a preliminary injunction seeking to halt the deployment of National Guard troops to the city. Back in court in Nashville next month on this important case...

A really unusual filing in federal court at week's end as Federal Judge Mark Norris tells his side of the story about his recusal from the civil rights case around the death of Tyre Nichols...

Watch the full interview in this piece about our interview of Mayor Paul Young on BTH on WKNO. Much of the interview is about the surge of state and federal law enforcement but we also got to some other subjects.

Both of Tennessee's Senators had their phone records checked by the FBI in 2023 to see who they called and who called them before, during and after the 2021 Capitol insurrection ... and other items in our D.C. roundup - what's happening with the city's elected representatives in D.C.

TBI asked to review Sawyer confrontation with deputies The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has been asked to review a confrontation between General Sessions Clerk Tami Sawyer and Shelby County Sheriff’s deputies outside the county courthouse Oct. 7.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has been asked to review a confrontation between General Sessions Clerk Tami Sawyer and Shelby County Sheriff’s deputies outside the county courthouse Oct. 7.

No Kings Day 2 in Memphis...

Box score: UAB 31, Memphis 24 Box score for the University of Memphis Tigers football game against the University of Alabama Birmingham Blazers Saturday, Oct. 18 in Birmingham, Alabama.

Box score for the University of Memphis Tigers football game against the University of Alabama Birmingham Blazers Saturday, Oct. 18 in Birmingham, Alabama.

State, local leaders sue Gov. Lee about National Guard deployment A combination of state and local leaders have sued Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee about the deployment of the Tennessee National Guard to Memphis.

A combination of state and local leaders have sued Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee about the deployment of the Tennessee National Guard to Memphis.

We've written a lot about the Klondike area of North Memphis this year - marking the centennial of Tom Lee's rescue of 32 people on the Mississippi River. Tom Lee became one of Klondike's most famous residents after the 1925 rescue. Here's more about the present and future of Klondike...

State troopers want to stop speeders. Drivers are crashing out. Since the start of the Memphis Safe Task Force, traffic stops by state troopers have turned into high-speed pursuits, several which have ended in crashes.

Since the start of the Memphis Safe Task Force, traffic stops by state troopers have turned into high-speed pursuits, several which have ended in crashes.

The AM/DM podcast: The birds and the bees, tigers and chimpanzees To help animals reproduce — and species thrive — staffers at the Memphis Zoo study poop, freeze sperm at -196 degrees, and even help endangered species reproduce long after their deaths.

To help animals reproduce — and species thrive — staffers at the Memphis Zoo study poop, freeze sperm at -196 degrees, and even help endangered species reproduce long after their deaths.

Here's a look at the future of the National Civil Rights Museum on Freedom Awards night. That future includes a renovation of the museum annex and a different perspective on the museum's balcony...

Mayor Lee Harris says county could take Memphis Safe Task Force to court Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris says his administration is considering legal action to halt any unlawful and unconstitutional arrests and traffic stops conducted by the Memphis Safe Task Force.

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris says his administration is considering legal action to halt any unlawful and unconstitutional arrests and traffic stops conducted by the Memphis Safe Task Force.

And a loaded political roundup with Pearson and Lowery on the separate campaign paths they are on as well as a Courthouse confrontation.

A look at past National Guard deployments in the city and why the past presence has an enduring impact on the city...

Part-time or full-time mayor? That is the question facing Germantown voters Geramantown voters will have a chance to decide if the suburb's mayor should be a full-time gig.

Geramantown voters will have a chance to decide if the suburb's mayor should be a full-time gig.

Memphis xAI breaks ground on water recycling plant During the groundbreaking for the Colossus Water Recycling Plant, no one said xAI primary owner Elon Musk’s name aloud, but he was referenced multiple times. 

During the groundbreaking for the Colossus Water Recycling Plant, no one said xAI primary owner Elon Musk’s name aloud, but he was referenced multiple times. 

If you missed BTH on WKNO this morning, watch it here and read our story about the interview with three County Commissioners for more context. Four more and we would have had a quorum...

Hoodoo isn't the same as voodoo. And there's a new museum devoted to it. Hoodoo, a long-practiced system of beliefs in African American culture, is alive and well, one practitioner said Saturday at the grand opening of the Beale Street Hoodoo History and Folklife Museum on the third floor of A. Schwab’s on Beale Street.

Hoodoo, a long-practiced system of beliefs in African American culture, is alive and well, one practitioner said Saturday at the grand opening of the Beale Street Hoodoo History and Folklife Museum on the third floor of A. Schwab’s on Beale Street.