Posted inLocal Government, Public Safety A peaceful anti-ICE march turned ugly when the Tennessee Highway Patrol drove into the crowd, hitting at least three people by Katherine Burgess January 13, 2026January 22, 2026
Posted inGovernment, Local Government, Policing, Public Safety, State Government His business has a ‘no law enforcement’ sign on the front door. The Memphis Safe Task Force swarmed the parking lot anyway. by Brittany Brown and Katherine Burgess January 9, 2026February 9, 2026
Posted inGovernment, Local Government MATA starts plan to install new, upgraded bus shelters by Katherine Burgess December 17, 2025December 19, 2025
Posted inGovernment, Local Government Union push is about more than pay, library workers say by Katherine Burgess December 3, 2025December 3, 2025
Posted inGovernment, Local Government, Public Safety Newly public data shows task force increased traffic and drug charges in Memphis by Katherine Burgess and Brittany Brown November 13, 2025February 9, 2026
Posted inGovernment, Local Government, Policing, Public Safety, State Government They were sleeping, driving, walking in Memphis. Then Trump’s police task force came. by Wendi C. Thomas and Katherine Burgess November 3, 2025February 9, 2026
Posted inGovernment, Local Government, State Government Shelby County officials sue Gov. Bill Lee over National Guard deployment by Anita Wadhwani, Tennessee Lookout October 17, 2025February 9, 2026
Posted inGovernment, Local Government, State Government Bill Lee said people arrested by task force are “violent criminals and known gang members.” Data show that’s not true. by Katherine Burgess October 15, 2025February 9, 2026
Posted inEconomic Justice, Government, Homelessness, Housing, Local Government Memphis tightens scrutiny on unhoused community as agencies arrive, but offers no funding to help people find shelter by Natalie Wallington October 15, 2025February 9, 2026
Posted inGovernment, Local Government, Policing, Public Safety, State Government Memphis task force using TN ‘buffer law,’ preventing up-close recording of police activity by Adam Friedman, Tennessee LookoutOctober 14, 2025February 9, 2026
