https://the901report.com/beats/shelby-county-commission/trustee-consultants-368700-passed-on-consent 2026-10-13T22:30:09.152Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/12-trustee-consultants-368700-passed-on-consent-hero.jpg?v=d1nz3e Shelby County Spent $368,700 on Consultants for the System That Collects Your Property Taxes. It Passed on the Consent Agenda Without a Word. Shelby County Trustee Joseph Lee III speaks into a microphone at a hearing table, with another presenter beside him and attendees seated behind them. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-10-13T22:30:00.000Z Shelby County Spent $368,700 on Consultants for the System That Collects Your Property Taxes. It Passed on the Consent Agenda Without a Word. https://the901report.com/beats/city-council/bond-releases-four-developments 2026-10-13T22:00:02.250Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/bond-releases-four-developments-frame.jpg?v=nl97j9 Memphis Released the Bonds on Four Developments in One Undebated Vote and Took Over Their Streets and Drainage. Memphis City Council, Memphis City Council regular meeting, September 1, 2026. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-10-13T22:00:00.000Z Memphis Released the Bonds on Four Developments in One Undebated Vote and Took Over Their Streets and Drainage. https://the901report.com/beats/tennessee/parking-lots-approval 2026-10-13T22:21:04.750Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/parking-lots-approval-hero.jpg?v=3cqzgr Ten Acres by the Capitol, Approved on the Second Try The Tennessee State Capitol and surrounding state office buildings in Nashville, with a Tennessee General Assembly State Building Commission title overlay. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-10-13T21:30:00.000Z Ten Acres by the Capitol, Approved on the Second Try https://the901report.com/beats/shelby-county-commission/regions-bank-400000-answer-nobody-received 2026-10-13T21:00:02.075Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/11-regions-bank-400000-answer-nobody-received-hero.jpg?v=pva2tq Shelby County Approved a $400,000 Banking Contract 13 to 0 After the Vice Chair Said the Community Benefits Answer Never Reached Her. Commissioners Erika Sugarmon and Lashanta Rudd sit at their desks during a Shelby County Commission meeting. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-10-13T21:00:00.000Z Shelby County Approved a $400,000 Banking Contract 13 to 0 After the Vice Chair Said the Community Benefits Answer Never Reached Her. https://the901report.com/beats/national/press-ban-lawsuit 2026-10-13T21:23:49.581Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/press-ban-lawsuit-hero.jpg?v=1m266lq Three Newsrooms Sue Over the White House Press Ban Journalists and camera crews gather in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-10-13T20:30:00.000Z Three Newsrooms Sue Over the White House Press Ban https://the901report.com/beats/city-council/animal-shelter-300000-kennels 2026-10-13T21:24:21.881Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/animal-shelter-300000-kennels-frame.jpg?v=6m4cyn Memphis Put $300,000 Into Its Animal Shelter for Kennels and Puppy Runs. The Whole Item Took About Ninety Seconds. Memphis City Council, Memphis City Council committee meetings, September 1, 2026. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-10-13T20:00:00.000Z Memphis Put $300,000 Into Its Animal Shelter for Kennels and Puppy Runs. The Whole Item Took About Ninety Seconds. https://the901report.com/beats/memphis/mata-125k-contract 2026-10-13T21:15:10.404Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/mata-125k-contract-hero.jpg?v=1rcqnwt MATA Is Paying Nearly $125,000 to Find Out What It Owns MATA transit buses lined up at a Memphis street bus stop in daylight. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-10-13T19:30:00.000Z MATA Is Paying Nearly $125,000 to Find Out What It Owns https://the901report.com/beats/national/prince-georges-hearings-postponed 2026-10-13T22:05:31.921Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/prince-georges-hearings-postponed-hero.jpg?v=1ugwdtc The Court Date Over Prince George's Blocked $39 Million Transfer Is Off to November, After the Council Rewrote the Transfer Mid-Suit The Prince George’s County Council meets in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-10-13T19:00:00.000Z The Court Date Over Prince George's Blocked $39 Million Transfer Is Off to November, After the Council Rewrote the Transfer Mid-Suit https://the901report.com/beats/shelby-county-commission/county-clerk-6134386-final-vote 2026-10-13T20:57:57.328Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/10-county-clerk-6134386-final-vote-hero.jpg?v=j9wnz1 Thirty-Four Crates of Unprocessed Car Titles, and a $6,134,386.81 Appropriation That Four Commissioners Rushed to Co-Sponsor After It Was Already Passing. Shelby County Clerk LaSonya Hall addresses commissioners during the September 9, 2026 committee meeting. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-10-13T18:30:00.000Z Thirty-Four Crates of Unprocessed Car Titles, and a $6,134,386.81 Appropriation That Four Commissioners Rushed to Co-Sponsor After It Was Already Passing. https://the901report.com/beats/city-council/council-attorney-authority-limits 2026-10-13T20:57:36.249Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/council-attorney-authority-limits-frame.jpg?v=17tawsp The Council Spent an Hour Debating How to Regulate Data Centers. Its Own Attorney Told Members They Do Not Have the Power. Memphis City Council, Memphis City Council committee meetings, September 1, 2026. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-10-13T18:00:00.000Z The Council Spent an Hour Debating How to Regulate Data Centers. Its Own Attorney Told Members They Do Not Have the Power. https://the901report.com/beats/shelby-county-commission/marcy-ingram-appointed-judge-four-ballots 2026-10-13T20:57:13.097Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/09-marcy-ingram-appointed-judge-four-ballots-hero.jpg?v=d30lah Shelby County Needed Four Ballots to Fill a Judgeship. It Gave the Seat to the Attorney the Commission Used to Have. Marcy Ingram addresses commissioners at a microphone in the Shelby County Commission chambers. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-10-13T17:30:00.000Z Shelby County Needed Four Ballots to Fill a Judgeship. It Gave the Seat to the Attorney the Commission Used to Have. https://the901report.com/beats/tennessee/fairgrounds-speedway-petition 2026-10-13T19:03:14.047Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/fairgrounds-speedway-petition-hero.jpg?v=1arf9n3 Nearly 75,000 Signatures Against Racing at Nashville's Fairgrounds. Now It Is the Election Commission's Math Problem. Restore Our Fairgrounds supporters gather around a speaker and boxes of petitions inside the Metro Courthouse in Nashville. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-10-13T17:00:00.000Z Nearly 75,000 Signatures Against Racing at Nashville's Fairgrounds. Now It Is the Election Commission's Math Problem. https://the901report.com/beats/city-council/exxon-poplar-highland-permit-extensions 2026-10-13T19:43:55.438Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/exxon-poplar-highland-permit-extensions-frame.jpg?v=qud5mk A Burned-Out Gas Station Has Sat at Poplar and Highland for Two Years. Its Demolition Permit Was Never Filed. Memphis City Council, Memphis City Council committee meetings, September 1, 2026. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-10-13T16:30:00.000Z A Burned-Out Gas Station Has Sat at Poplar and Highland for Two Years. Its Demolition Permit Was Never Filed. https://the901report.com/beats/national/oklahoma-county-audit 2026-10-13T19:03:02.978Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/oklahoma-county-audit-hero.jpg?v=8q1xt2 Oklahoma County Budgeted Money That Was Not in the Bank. Its Commissioners Just Ordered an Audit to Find Out How. Oklahoma County Commissioner Jason Lowe seated at the dais during a Board of County Commissioners meeting. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-10-13T16:00:00.000Z Oklahoma County Budgeted Money That Was Not in the Bank. Its Commissioners Just Ordered an Audit to Find Out How. https://the901report.com/beats/shelby-county-commission/national-guard-lawsuit-asked-again 2026-10-13T17:06:11.534Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/08-national-guard-lawsuit-asked-again-hero.jpg?v=5uqqzp Four People Have Been Killed by the Memphis Task Force Since January. Speakers Asked the Shelby County Commission to Join the Lawsuit It Declined to Fund in June. Public comment during a Shelby County Commission meeting, with a speaker at the microphone and attendees seated behind her. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-10-13T15:30:00.000Z Four People Have Been Killed by the Memphis Task Force Since January. Speakers Asked the Shelby County Commission to Join the Lawsuit It Declined to Fund in June. https://the901report.com/beats/city-council/arbitrage-rebate-2578689-irs 2026-10-13T17:05:58.487Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/arbitrage-rebate-2578689-irs-frame.jpg?v=28yud3 Memphis Owed the IRS $2,578,689.52 on Its Bond Earnings. The Payment Was Due the Day Before the Council Heard About It. Memphis City Council, Memphis City Council committee meetings, September 1, 2026. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-10-13T15:00:00.000Z Memphis Owed the IRS $2,578,689.52 on Its Bond Earnings. The Payment Was Due the Day Before the Council Heard About It. https://the901report.com/beats/memphis/spacexai-worker-death-lawsuit 2026-10-13T19:02:39.312Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/spacexai-worker-death-lawsuit-hero.jpg?v=f1xj2p A Worker Fell to His Death at the SpaceXAI Site. The State's Penalty Was $4,500. His Family Is Asking a Jury for $30 Million. Forklifts and American, Memphis and Tennessee flags inside a large industrial hall, with xAI banners displayed on equipment. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-10-13T14:30:00.000Z A Worker Fell to His Death at the SpaceXAI Site. The State's Penalty Was $4,500. His Family Is Asking a Jury for $30 Million. https://the901report.com/beats/city-council/pk24107-audubon-and-four-more-tbd 2026-10-13T20:11:49.286Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/pk24107-audubon-and-four-more-tbd-frame.jpg?v=yda2bb A Memphis Golf Project Just Got the Same CIP Number a Different Golf Project Was Using Two Weeks Ago. Memphis City Council, Memphis City Council committee meetings, September 1, 2026. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-10-13T14:00:00.000Z A Memphis Golf Project Just Got the Same CIP Number a Different Golf Project Was Using Two Weeks Ago. https://the901report.com/beats/shelby-county-commission/wexford-vacancies-201-poplar-thirty-of-one-hundred 2026-10-13T17:05:35.248Z hourly 0.9 https://the901report.com/__l5e/assets-v1/4b02c83d-26fc-4299-97a7-4db41f8de780/06-wexford-vacancies-201-poplar-thirty-of-one-hundred-hero.jpg?v=1t10m5a Sixteen Days Before Taking Over Jail Health Care, the Contractor Said About 30 of Roughly 100 Positions at 201 Poplar Were Vacant. Four presenters stand at a microphone table in the Shelby County Commission chamber, with rows of chairs behind them. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-10-13T13:30:00.000Z Sixteen Days Before Taking Over Jail Health Care, the Contractor Said About 30 of Roughly 100 Positions at 201 Poplar Were Vacant. https://the901report.com/beats/city-council/mata-board-reconstituted-over-objection 2026-10-13T17:05:27.222Z hourly 0.9 https://the901report.com/__l5e/assets-v1/1c6692ca-cefb-40ad-af01-da6a9b96cd38/mata-board-reconstituted-over-objection-frame.jpg?v=5vj2aq Memphis Rebuilt the MATA Board in One Vote. One Council Member Said the Last Time They Did This Is Why the Agency Broke. Memphis City Council, Memphis City Council committee meetings, September 1, 2026. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-10-13T13:00:00.000Z Memphis Rebuilt the MATA Board in One Vote. One Council Member Said the Last Time They Did This Is Why the Agency Broke. https://the901report.com/beats/shelby-county/winter-jones-not-guilty-pleas 2026-10-13T17:12:01.511Z hourly 0.9 https://the901report.com/__l5e/assets-v1/96a15b9b-e965-4560-b34c-68fa750d7b80/winter-jones-not-guilty-pleas-hero.jpg?v=l6r3a2 All Three Former Kid University Workers Pleaded Not Guilty in Winter Jones's Death. Each Is Out on a $50,000 Bond. Three women appear in a courtroom, one seated in orange clothing and two standing behind her. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-10-13T12:30:00.000Z All Three Former Kid University Workers Pleaded Not Guilty in Winter Jones's Death. Each Is Out on a $50,000 Bond. https://the901report.com/beats/tennessee/tbi-task-force-embedded-memphis 2026-10-13T16:38:38.718Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/tbi-task-force-embedded-memphis-hero.jpg?v=1ecyf7u A $9 Million State Task Force Is Now Embedded in the Memphis Crackdown, and Its Board Can Send Agents Without a Local Request Two National Guard members walk outside a retail store beside a parking lot in Memphis. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-10-13T12:00:00.000Z A $9 Million State Task Force Is Now Embedded in the Memphis Crackdown, and Its Board Can Send Agents Without a Local Request https://the901report.com/beats/tennessee/dcblox-nashville-moratorium-dismissal 2026-10-13T16:38:22.112Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/dcblox-nashville-moratorium-dismissal-hero.jpg?v=dijht5 A Federal Judge Just Tested Tennessee's First Data Center Moratorium. It Survived. Memphis Votes on Its Own October 20. A seated crowd holds signs calling for a data center moratorium at a public hearing. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-10-13T11:30:00.000Z A Federal Judge Just Tested Tennessee's First Data Center Moratorium. It Survived. Memphis Votes on Its Own October 20. https://the901report.com/beats/memphis/mpd-crash-raines-five-dead 2026-10-13T17:53:16.231Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/mpd-crash-raines-five-dead-hero.jpg?v=6mmwd Five People Died When an MPD Patrol Car Hit Their Vehicle. The State, Not the City, Will Decide What the Public Learns. A blue Memphis Police Department patrol car behind yellow crime-scene tape. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-10-13T11:00:00.000Z Five People Died When an MPD Patrol Car Hit Their Vehicle. The State, Not the City, Will Decide What the Public Learns. https://the901report.com/beats/shelby-county-commission/wexford-penalties-18-audits-125-a-day 2026-10-13T14:04:26.871Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/05-wexford-penalties-18-audits-125-a-day-hero.jpg?v=1f1razt Shelby County's Jail Health Contract Runs Over $100,000 a Day. The Penalty for Ignoring a Corrective Action Plan Is $125 a Day. Four invited presenters stand at a hearing table during a Shelby County Commission meeting about the jail health care contract and its oversight provisions. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-10-12T23:30:00.000Z Shelby County's Jail Health Contract Runs Over $100,000 a Day. The Penalty for Ignoring a Corrective Action Plan Is $125 a Day. https://the901report.com/beats/city-council/tdot-state-roads-manager-vacant 2026-10-13T22:44:56.310Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/tdot-state-roads-manager-vacant-frame.jpg?v=24txkt TDOT Told Memphis Its District Operations Manager Job Went Vacant. Council Members Said Quarterly Visits Are the Only Accountability They Have. Two TDOT presenters seated at a committee table with a microphone, notebook and documents during a Memphis City Council committee meeting. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-10-12T23:00:00.000Z TDOT Told Memphis Its District Operations Manager Job Went Vacant. Council Members Said Quarterly Visits Are the Only Accountability They Have. https://the901report.com/beats/mscs/enrollment-down-2000-students-2026 2026-10-13T09:02:46.813Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/mscs-enrollment-down-2000-hero.jpg?v=x4gxr7 MSCS Opened the Year Down More Than 2,000 Students. The Money Follows Them Out. Officials, educators and supporters clap and wave blue and red pom-poms during a celebration in a school library with bookshelves behind them. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-10-12T22:30:00.000Z MSCS Opened the Year Down More Than 2,000 Students. The Money Follows Them Out. https://the901report.com/beats/mlgw/water-rate-petition-declining-block 2026-10-13T01:26:41.090Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/mlgw-water-rate-petition-hero.jpg?v=175lpoq A Petition Says Memphis's Biggest Water Users Pay Less Per Gallon the More They Pump. It Asks MLGW to End That. Bar chart titled MLGW Cost Per 100 Gallons comparing residential water costs with usage levels of 5,000, 50,000, 100,000, and 1,000,000 gallons. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-10-12T22:00:00.000Z A Petition Says Memphis's Biggest Water Users Pay Less Per Gallon the More They Pump. It Asks MLGW to End That. https://the901report.com/beats/city-council/cdbg-formula-1940-housing-memphis 2026-10-13T09:05:31.558Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/cdbg-formula-1940-housing-memphis-frame.jpg?v=18xxv4h Memphis Gets Federal Housing Money Under a 1970s Law Built on 1960s Data That Rewards Cities for Pre-1940 Houses. Memphis Has 24,000. Detroit Has 127,000. Memphis City Council, Memphis City Council committee meetings, September 1, 2026. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-10-12T21:30:00.000Z Memphis Gets Federal Housing Money Under a 1970s Law Built on 1960s Data That Rewards Cities for Pre-1940 Houses. Memphis Has 24,000. Detroit Has 127,000. https://the901report.com/beats/shelby-county-commission/billingsley-recusal-alliance-healthcare-wexford 2026-10-13T09:05:32.178Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/04-billingsley-recusal-alliance-healthcare-wexford-hero.jpg?v=o4gex7 A Commissioner Recused Himself From the $38 Million Jail Health Vote Because He Raises Money for a Company That Might Become a Subcontractor. Shelby County Commissioner Mark Billingsley seated at the dais behind his nameplate, with a monitor and microphone. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-10-12T21:00:00.000Z A Commissioner Recused Himself From the $38 Million Jail Health Vote Because He Raises Money for a Company That Might Become a Subcontractor. https://the901report.com/beats/city-council/mlgw-water-pilot-20-years-fedex-forum 2026-10-13T20:09:09.868Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/mlgw-water-pilot-20-years-fedex-forum-frame.jpg?v=1npyw9r MLGW Is Extending a 2001 Water Payment to the City for Twenty More Years. The $2.5 Million a Year Goes to the FedEx Forum. Memphis City Council, Memphis City Council committee meetings, September 1, 2026. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-10-12T20:00:00.000Z MLGW Is Extending a 2001 Water Payment to the City for Twenty More Years. The $2.5 Million a Year Goes to the FedEx Forum. https://the901report.com/beats/shelby-county/201-poplar-class-action 2026-10-13T18:36:58.069Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/201-poplar-class-action-hero.jpg?v=zyo9nv Five Detainees Ask a Federal Court to Step Into 201 Poplar A weathered Liberty statue in the foreground, with the brick Shelby County Criminal Justice Center at 201 Poplar across the street in daylight. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-10-12T19:30:00.000Z Five Detainees Ask a Federal Court to Step Into 201 Poplar https://the901report.com/beats/national/prince-georges-39-million-transfer 2026-10-13T20:05:19.110Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/prince-georges-39-million-transfer-hero.jpg?v=1m2spo1 A $39 Million Tug-of-War, and Two Council Members Asking the State to Look Prince George's County Council members seated at the dais inside the council chamber, with staff seated in the foreground. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-10-12T19:00:00.000Z A $39 Million Tug-of-War, and Two Council Members Asking the State to Look https://the901report.com/beats/shelby-county-commission/wexford-contract-approved-eleven-ayes-one-recusal 2026-10-13T09:05:31.385Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/03-wexford-contract-approved-eleven-ayes-one-recusal-hero.jpg?v=1ylio28 Shelby County Approved a $37,982,899 Jail Health Care Contract With 11 Ayes, One Recusal, and One Commissioner Not Recorded Either Way. Wexford Health Sources Incorporated logo with a red medical emblem and blue lettering. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-10-12T18:30:00.000Z Shelby County Approved a $37,982,899 Jail Health Care Contract With 11 Ayes, One Recusal, and One Commissioner Not Recorded Either Way. https://the901report.com/beats/city-council/refunding-bonds-350-million-no-questions 2026-10-13T17:36:08.775Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/refunding-bonds-350-million-no-questions-frame.jpg?v=133qbx5 Memphis Authorized Up to $350 Million in Refunding Bonds. The Vote Took About Ninety Seconds and Nobody Asked a Question. Memphis City Council, Memphis City Council regular meeting, August 18, 2026. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-10-12T18:00:00.000Z Memphis Authorized Up to $350 Million in Refunding Bonds. The Vote Took About Ninety Seconds and Nobody Asked a Question. https://the901report.com/beats/national/fema-workforce-ruling 2026-10-13T08:01:03.325Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/fema-workforce-ruling-hero.jpg?v=jobgfb A Judge Ruled That Halving FEMA Broke the Law Written After Katrina. The Messages Discussing It Were Deleted. FEMA lettering and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security seal on a federal building facade. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-10-12T17:30:00.000Z A Judge Ruled That Halving FEMA Broke the Law Written After Katrina. The Messages Discussing It Were Deleted. https://the901report.com/beats/memphis/lowry-road-cancellation-demands 2026-10-13T01:26:17.323Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/lowry-road-cancellation-demands-hero.jpg?v=1hemmdc Boxtown's Answer to the Lowry Road Pause: Kill It A curving roadway labeled Riverport Road, lined with trees and utility poles under a blue sky. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-10-12T17:00:00.000Z Boxtown's Answer to the Lowry Road Pause: Kill It https://the901report.com/beats/city-council/st-peter-sam-avenue-samuel-henderson 2026-10-13T00:01:39.390Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/st-peter-sam-avenue-samuel-henderson-frame.jpg?v=s786ap Memphis Named a Downtown Street for a Formerly Enslaved Church Handyman Who Stayed Through the 1878 Yellow Fever Epidemic. Portrait of Samuel Henderson, known as St. Peter's Sam, a formerly enslaved Memphian who served at St. Peter Catholic Church. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-10-12T16:30:00.000Z Memphis Named a Downtown Street for a Formerly Enslaved Church Handyman Who Stayed Through the 1878 Yellow Fever Epidemic. https://the901report.com/beats/shelby-county-commission/brooks-vice-chair-after-losing-chair 2026-10-13T14:29:26.737Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/02-brooks-vice-chair-after-losing-chair-hero.jpg?v=1c2v29c Henri E. Brooks Lost the Chairmanship 9 to 4. Forty Minutes Later She Won the Vice Chairmanship 9 to 4. Shelby County Commissioner Henri E. Brooks speaking at the commission dais, seated between Commissioners Derek Mills and Will Richardson. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-10-12T16:00:00.000Z Henri E. Brooks Lost the Chairmanship 9 to 4. Forty Minutes Later She Won the Vice Chairmanship 9 to 4. https://the901report.com/beats/tennessee/district-84-szalaj-one-member-pick 2026-10-13T14:52:15.390Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/district-84-szalaj-one-member-pick-hero.jpg?v=1rpw5nw One Committee Member Picked District 84's Nominee. The Delegation Chair Says That Is Not How 72,000 People Should Get a Representative. Portraits of Kyler Gilkey on the left and Matthew T. Szalaj on the right. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-10-12T15:30:00.000Z One Committee Member Picked District 84's Nominee. The Delegation Chair Says That Is Not How 72,000 People Should Get a Representative. https://the901report.com/beats/city-council/public-art-one-percent-shortfall-512000 2026-10-12T17:31:53.569Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/public-art-one-percent-shortfall-512000-frame.jpg?v=196x71z Memphis Owes Its Public Art Program One Percent of the Capital Budget. It Budgeted $400,000, and the Fix Still Leaves It Short. Memphis City Council, Memphis City Council committee meetings, August 18, 2026. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-10-12T15:00:00.000Z Memphis Owes Its Public Art Program One Percent of the Capital Budget. It Budgeted $400,000, and the Fix Still Leaves It Short. https://the901report.com/beats/national/missouri-map-2022-lines-final 2026-10-12T17:32:16.525Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/missouri-map-2022-lines-final-hero.jpg?v=li1ny6 The Full Court Has Ruled: Missouri Votes in November on the 2022 Map A side-by-side comparison of Missouri’s 2022 and 2025 congressional district maps. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-10-12T14:30:00.000Z The Full Court Has Ruled: Missouri Votes in November on the 2022 Map https://the901report.com/beats/shelby-county/winter-jones-indictment-three-charged 2026-10-13T19:41:35.328Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/winter-jones-indictment-three-charged-hero.jpg?v=zcgi0h A Grand Jury Charged Three Daycare Employees in Winter Jones's Death. The Tampering Count Points at the Daycare's Own Records. Booking photo collage of Tametria Norry, Amilya Hardin and Sabrina Powe, in that order. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-10-12T14:00:00.000Z A Grand Jury Charged Three Daycare Employees in Winter Jones's Death. The Tampering Count Points at the Daycare's Own Records. https://the901report.com/beats/shelby-county-commission/avant-elected-chair-third-ballot 2026-10-12T21:16:29.925Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/01-avant-elected-chair-third-ballot-hero.jpg?v=1m0m93l Shelby County's New Commission Needed Three Ballots and a Withdrawal to Elect a Chair. Shante K. Avant Won 9 to 4. Shelby County Commission Chairwoman Shante K. Avant seated at the commission dais behind her nameplate. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-10-12T13:30:00.000Z Shelby County's New Commission Needed Three Ballots and a Withdrawal to Elect a Chair. Shante K. Avant Won 9 to 4. https://the901report.com/beats/city-council/short-term-rental-ordinance-5980-held-and-passed 2026-10-13T12:39:57.815Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/short-term-rental-ordinance-5980-held-and-passed-frame.jpg?v=16a5qdn A Memphis Committee Held Discussion of the Short-Term Rental Ordinance for Two Weeks. The Same Ordinance Passed Second Reading That Night. Memphis City Council, Memphis City Council committee meetings, August 18, 2026. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-10-12T13:00:00.000Z A Memphis Committee Held Discussion of the Short-Term Rental Ordinance for Two Weeks. The Same Ordinance Passed Second Reading That Night. https://the901report.com/beats/national/ice-polling-places-lawsuit 2026-10-13T13:35:00.949Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/ice-polling-places-lawsuit-hero.jpg?v=h8lv60 A 150-Year-Old Law Says No Armed Federal Officers at the Polls. Civil Rights Groups and Denver Just Asked a Court to Enforce It Against ICE. Officers wearing Police ICE vests stand and climb stairs beside a parking garage under a clear blue sky. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-10-12T12:30:00.000Z A 150-Year-Old Law Says No Armed Federal Officers at the Polls. Civil Rights Groups and Denver Just Asked a Court to Enforce It Against ICE. https://the901report.com/beats/shelby-county/early-voting-opens-october-14 2026-10-13T22:00:41.925Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/shelby-early-voting-october-14-hero.jpg?v=l0fl22 Early Voting in Shelby County Opens Wednesday, October 14 A roadside Shelby County Election Commission sign reads Early Voting with a right-pointing arrow and October 14 to October 29 dates. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-10-12T12:00:00.000Z Early Voting in Shelby County Opens Wednesday, October 14 https://the901report.com/beats/shelby-county/voting-machines-ready-ballot-questions 2026-10-12T17:32:21.925Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/shelby-voting-machines-ready-hero.jpg?v=w6cuwt Shelby County's Early-Voting Machines Pass Inspection as Officials Urge Voters to Review Ballot Questions An election official wearing headphones uses a stylus to inspect a voting machine among rows of election equipment. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-10-12T11:30:00.000Z Shelby County's Early-Voting Machines Pass Inspection as Officials Urge Voters to Review Ballot Questions https://the901report.com/beats/tennessee/three-constitutional-amendments-2026 2026-10-13T21:46:39.025Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/tennessee-amendments-2026-hero.jpg?v=rmev0n Three Changes to the Tennessee Constitution Are on the November 3 Ballot. The First Would End the Automatic Right to Bail for Dozens of Crimes. The Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville, with its columned facade, cupola, and flag under a clear blue sky. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-10-12T11:00:00.000Z Three Changes to the Tennessee Constitution Are on the November 3 Ballot. The First Would End the Automatic Right to Bail for Dozens of Crimes.