Public board criticizes tenants, questions point of ending notorious landlord’s tax break Lawyer says Millennia is mostly ‘in compliance’ with Memphis Towers conditions, despite tenants’ frustration by Jacob Steimer Restoring voting rights after a felony is rare in Tennessee. This year, the process got harder. by Jamie McGee, Tennessee Lookout Katherine Burgess joins MLK50 as government accountability reporter by Adrienne Johnson Martin Memphis Seen: Ariel Cobbert’s quest for tenderness and transformation by Andrea Morales Tennessee’s prison population grows as violent crime drops steeply by Anita Wadhwani, Tennessee Lookout Health With food instability increasing, residents get support from community sources by Sono Motoyama A ‘Ponzi scheme’ sets the stage for food insecurity by Sono Motoyama City leaders always talk about crime, yet this violence-interruption program only got a six-month trial by Sono Motoyama Economic Justice Could collective action and an obscure government board protect local tenants? by Jacob Steimer In shift, local eviction court will have someone explain the process to tenants by Jacob Steimer Which Shelby County neighborhoods see the most bankruptcies? by Jacob Steimer Memphis leads the nation in bankruptcies. Who’s using it and why? by Jacob Steimer Courts The Oher case reveals the need for better oversight for conservatorships by Thomas Goldsmith What federal judges’ rulings reveal about Memphis police tactics by Daphne Duret and Marc Perrusquia From threatened to thriving: How do we make Memphians safe? by Chris McCoy, Memphis Flyer Shelby County has 27,000 eviction filings per year. Could $240,000 make a difference? by Jacob Steimer Investigations FedEx says it’s a safe workplace. So why is Jessica James dead? by Wendi C. Thomas Why does the state keep decreasing Memphis’ share of housing subsidies? by Jacob Steimer Segregation may affect your health, too by Jacob Steimer
Public board criticizes tenants, questions point of ending notorious landlord’s tax break Lawyer says Millennia is mostly ‘in compliance’ with Memphis Towers conditions, despite tenants’ frustration by Jacob Steimer
Restoring voting rights after a felony is rare in Tennessee. This year, the process got harder. by Jamie McGee, Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee’s prison population grows as violent crime drops steeply by Anita Wadhwani, Tennessee Lookout
City leaders always talk about crime, yet this violence-interruption program only got a six-month trial by Sono Motoyama
Shelby County has 27,000 eviction filings per year. Could $240,000 make a difference? by Jacob Steimer