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
Posted inActivism, Civil Rights, Government, Immigration, Liberation, Local Government, Policing, Public Safety, Racial Justice, State Government What it feels like when federal forces come to town By Fae X as told to Brittany BrownOctober 3, 2025October 3, 2025
Posted inEconomic Justice, Government, Housing, Local Government A new city ordinance would allow Memphis to tear down ‘blighted’ buildings. How will it choose which to tackle? by Natalie Wallington and Katherine Burgess September 22, 2025October 1, 2025
Posted inDemocracy, Government, Local Government, Policing, Public Safety Memphis lawmaker asks governor to put Guard under police chief command by Sam Stockard, Tennessee Lookout September 19, 2025February 9, 2026
Posted inGovernment, Local Government, Policing, Public Safety, State Government Many questions, few answers after Trump says troops are coming to Memphis by MLK50 Staff September 12, 2025October 3, 2025
