Detroit elects seven of its nine City Council members from districts. Twenty individuals are seeking those seven seats in the ...

Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for almost 50 ...

But many residents of Memphis were taken by surprise, including city council members who said they were given no input about the project or its potential impacts on the city.

Memphis City Council is suing the city’s commission that oversees elections after the commission removed three gun control measures from its November ballot.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis City Council on Friday sued the commission that oversees the Tennessee city's elections for removing three gun control questions from the November ballot after ...

The Memphis City Council on Friday sued the commission that oversees the Tennessee city's elections for removing three gun control questions from the November ballot after top Republican state ...

Memphis residents have called for a public review of xAI’s plan to build a “gigafactory of compute” in the city, claiming it will put too much strain on the power grid and that citizens will be ...

Memphis City Councilmembers passed three tax increases Tuesday to balance the about $858 million fiscal year 2025 budget. The city property tax will increase by 18.2%, but that is lower than Mayor ...

TAHLEQUAH – Based on growth and what the tribe calls “major” shifts in population over the past decade, the Cherokee Nation Tribal Council on May 30 approved a new district map that will take effect ...

Pearl Eva Walker and Jerri Green discuss public safety, the City budget, etc.

In a 7-6 vote, the Memphis City Council committee recommended not reappointing C.J. Davis as the police chief of the Memphis Police Department.