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Memphis Mayor Paul Young hosts ‘One Memphis Town Hall’ in Orange Mound

Dozens of Memphis residents filed into the Orange Mound Community Center Tuesday evening to hear from Memphis Mayor Paul Young. This was the first “One Memphis Town Hall” after the first-term mayor announced he would be proposing a 75-cent property tax increase, and the first after the mass shooting at Orange Mound Park.Concerned residents had […]

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Memphis Mayor Paul Young on violent crime reduction, tax hike

During Memphis Mayor Paul Young’s “100 First Days and Beyond” speech Tuesday evening, he vowed to make a 10% reduction in the violent crime rate each year and said he would be asking for a property tax increase. “Our current budget gets us where we are, and we are just getting by, but I think […]

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As Memphis crime grows, mayor creates Black Mayors’ Coalition on Crime

When Paul Young was sworn in as the mayor of Memphis more than two months ago, he vowed to find ways to improve public safety in the city. It’s a tough task. The city is still recovering, a year after the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old FedEx worker by five Memphis police officers. That […]

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Memphis Mayor Paul Young says more meetings with gang members will come

Memphis Mayor Paul Young said he sat down with some leaders of Memphis’ gangs a little over two weeks ago. It was not the first time a city mayor had a meeting like that, but it was, seemingly, the first time a sitting mayor discussed it publicly. Along the campaign trail, after the election and […]

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Mayor Paul Young to enforce Tyre Nichols ordinances

Memphis Mayor Paul Young said Thursday he plans to enforce a slate of ordinances that were passed in the wake of Tyre Nichols’ death by the Memphis City Council. The ordinances, which include one that says the Memphis Police Department cannot make traffic stops for certain low-level violations and another that says police cannot initiate […]

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Memphis mayor Paul Young sworn in, emphasizes unity, hope

About 20 years ago, Pastor Dianne Young dreamt that her son Paul would one day become mayor of Memphis. At the time, he was an engineering student at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and he said, “Mama, I’m not going into politics.” But his heart didn’t lie with engineering. With a desire to rebuild neighborhoods, […]

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Outgoing Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland on crime, Tyre Nichols, economy

Outgoing Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland’s tenure was marked by some of Memphis’ highest recent moments. The early years were marked by the removal of statues of Confederate generals from city parks, and Strickland’s administration would later be part of erecting monuments to Black leaders. “One question I got tired of answering was, ‘Why in the […]