Federal policy, courts, and politics with a direct line to Memphis: congressional maps, federal tax policy, civil-rights litigation, and the national fights that show up in local budgets and ballots.
A Trump-backed push to end federal income taxes on overtime and tips is landing in a Memphis economy where a lot of workers rely on both. The real question: who pays the price if Washington trims the tax bill but shifts the hit somewhere else?
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The fight over Tennessee’s new congressional map just got bigger: the ACLU of Tennessee has brought in outside attorneys as another case is reassigned and the NAACP calls for a boycott. For Memphis, this is about who gets to speak for 901 voters - and who answers when the map splits the city apart.
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State Republicans’ new congressional map splits Memphis into three districts, triggering lawsuits and pushing Rep. Steve Cohen to end his reelection bid. The fight now centers on fair representation and who can be held accountable for Memphis voters.
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