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The bill has faced backlash from activists, state Democrats and the family of Tyre Nichols, who have said the bill was filed to overturn an ordinance passed by the Memphis City Council that limits ...
Memphis City Council Chairman JB Smiley Jr., during a committee vote on Jan. 9, said "Someone was not being honest with this body," in reference to Davis saying the ordinances were enforced ...
The Memphis City Council in April 2023 passed a slate of police reform ordinances after Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black motorist, was pulled over and fatally beaten by Memphis police officers. ...
Legislation designed to undo police traffic stop reforms set in place after the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols by officers last year is now headed to Republican Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's desk ...
The city of Memphis is split between two congressional districts. The western three-fourths of the city, including downtown, is within the Ninth Congressional District, which has been represented by Democrat Steve Cohen since 2007. Cohen was the first white Democrat to represent a significant portion of Memphis in more than 40 years.
Mayor Paul Young speaks to the media after he held a meeting with city, local and state officials to discuss crime in Memphis at city hall in Memphis, Tenn., on Thursday, January 4, 2024.
4 East Memphis. 5 North Memphis. 6 Northeast. 7 South Memphis. 8 Southeast. 9 East Parkway District. 10 See also. ... Smokey City; University Street Neighborhood ...
The 2023 ordinance was passed by the Memphis City Council in the months after Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, was severely beaten by Memphis police during a traffic stop.