There were no campaign stickers or push cards at the Shelby County Republican Party’s annual Lincoln Day dinner, but still plenty of hand-to-hand campaigning Friday, May 17, among the crowd of 350 at the University of Memphis Holiday Inn.

2. City Enticing FBI to Move Downtown - Tuesday, May 14, 2013

City leaders are attempting to bring the FBI Downtown. The FBI is searching for a significant amount of office space, and local leaders, including U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Memphis, are urging the law enforcement agency to locate Downtown.

3. Cohen Part of Bill Easing State-Federal Pot Conflict - Monday, April 15, 2013

A bill introduced in Congress on Friday would fix the conflict between the federal government’s marijuana prohibition and state laws that allow medical or recreational use.

California Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher said his bill, which has three Republican and three Democratic sponsors, would assure that state laws on pot are respected by the feds.

4. Cohen, Fincher Offer Differing Views of Sequestration - Friday, April 05, 2013

With sequestration at the one-month mark in Washington, the two congressmen representing Memphis in the nation’s capital offered differing views on the ongoing automatic federal government spending cuts as a result of a lack of a budget agreement.

5. Johnican Practiced Political Art of Coalition - Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Minerva Johnican practiced the art of the coalition in a political career that spanned more than 40 years.

The former Shelby County Commissioner, Memphis City Council member and Criminal Court Clerk Minerva died Friday, March 8, at Methodist University Hospital at the age of 74.

6. UTHSC Awarded $333,000 Diabetes Research Grant - Saturday, March 09, 2013

U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen says the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has been awarded a federal grant of more than $333,000 for diabetes, endocrinology and metabolic research.

7. UTHSC Awarded $333 Thousand Diabetes Research Grant - Friday, March 08, 2013

U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen says the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has been awarded a federal grant of more than $333,000 for diabetes, endocrinology and metabolic research.

8. Memphis, Nashville Airports Chosen for TSA Program - Monday, February 25, 2013

MEMPHIS (AP) – U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen says Memphis International Airport has been chosen to participate in the Transportation Security Administration's expedited security screening program.

9. Cohen Revelation is Rare Glimpse Into Private Life - Monday, February 18, 2013

U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Memphis, is what social media experts would probably call an impulsive user of Twitter.

10. Cohen Says Mystery Woman Is His Daughter - Friday, February 15, 2013

Memphis Congressman Steve Cohen told The Daily News Thursday, Feb. 14, that the 24-year-old woman he was messaging during Wednesday’s State of the Union address in Washington is his daughter.

11. Time for Solutions, Not Political Football - Saturday, January 05, 2013

It turns out the edge of the fiscal cliff, strictly speaking, would have been reached at about noon Thursday, Jan. 3, not at one minute past midnight New Year’s Day.

The markets, however, probably would have reacted as soon as the markets opened the day before.

12. Local Politicians Split on Fiscal Cliff Bill - Wednesday, January 02, 2013

There was only one vote for the American Taxpayer Relief bill Tuesday, Jan. 1, among the nine Tennesseans who represent the state in the U.S. House of Representatives.

U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Memphis, said he wasn’t happy with all of the agreement but voted for it because of the tax cuts it maintained.

13. Renewed Focus - Friday, December 07, 2012

Reginald Milton calls it the “dirty little secret” of nonprofits whose mission is to provide social services.

14. Events - Monday, November 12, 2012

LaunchMemphis will host Risk City: Global Entrepreneurship Week 2012 programs and networking events Monday, Nov. 12, through Friday, Nov. 16, at multiple Memphis locations. The global event connects entrepreneurs with potential resources and collaborators. Visit launchmemphis.com for a schedule.

15. Donelson: Tennessee Republicans See Changes in Past 60 Years - Monday, November 12, 2012

As Memphis voters were going to the polls on Election Day last week, attorney Lewis Donelson was talking about the modern day Tennessee Republican Party he was instrumental in forming 60 years ago.

16. Election Follows Script in County - Thursday, November 08, 2012

In Shelby County and Tennessee the presidential race stuck to the script both national campaigns expected.

President Barack Obama carried Shelby County and Republican challenger Mitt Romney took the state and its 11 electoral votes.

17. Obama Carries Shelby, Cohen Over Flinn and Two Tax Hikes Defeated - Wednesday, November 07, 2012

President Barack Obama carried Shelby County in unofficial Nov. 6 election returns as his Republican challenger Mitt Romney took the state’s 11 electoral votes.

Voter turnout in the most popular election cycle among Shelby County voters was 61.9 percent, about the same percentage as four years ago. But the 371,256 voters is fewer than 2008 when more than 400,000 Shelby County voters cast ballots. The percentage is about the same because there are fewer registered voters in Shelby County than there were four years ago after a purge by election officials.

18. Shelby Early Vote Shows Cohen Winning - Two Tax Questions Losing - Wednesday, November 07, 2012

Early vote totals from Shelby County were released just before 10 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 6, after the vote count was delayed in part by long lines of voters waiting to vote at the 7 p.m. closing of polls.

19. County’s Early Vote Total: 38.9 Percent - Monday, November 05, 2012

Nearly 40 percent of Shelby County’s 598,803 voters cast ballots during the early voting period that ended Thursday, Nov. 1.

But the 232,690 early voters – which accounts for 38.9 percent of the total number of registered voters – is fewer than four years ago when 254,362 early votes were cast.

20. Cohen, Flinn Sparring Heats Up as Election Nears - Monday, October 29, 2012

It’s been an election year in Shelby County dominated by something other than candidates in a local political arena where personality and name recognition usually go far.

There have been significant problems with the accuracy of the vote count, presidential campaigns only momentarily interested in the local Republican and Democratic bases and the politics of tax increases and municipal school districts.

21. Public Hearings Begin On Main to Main Connector - Friday, October 26, 2012

Downtown Memphis Commission president Paul Morris calls it “Main Street to Main Street Over The Harahan.”

The unofficial name for the $30 million project linking Main Street Memphis to Broadway Street in West Memphis via a bicycle and pedestrian boardwalk on the Harahan rail bridge across the Mississippi River draws fewer questions than the title that involves the term “intermodal connector.”

22. Shelby County’s Early Vote Count Leads State - Thursday, October 25, 2012

Early voter turnout in Shelby County is lagging behind the pace set four years ago during the last presidential general election.

But the turnout is the largest by county in the state so far.

23. Cohen, Fincher Discuss Issues at Krone - Monday, October 22, 2012

U.S. Reps. Steve Cohen and Stephen Fincher couldn’t be more different.

For starters, Cohen is a Democrat and Fincher is a Republican. Both are the congressmen who represent Shelby County in Washington. Cohen’s district is entirely within Shelby County. Fincher’s district is rural West Tennessee for the most part, with a part of East Memphis and East Shelby County included.

24. Race to the Finish - Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Republican state Sen. Brian Kelsey walked into the storefront at the Carrefour shopping center earlier this month and liked what he saw of the local effort for the Romney-Ryan presidential ticket.

25. Flinn’s Challenge - Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Dr. George Flinn has been running for office for 10 years now and running in a style that continues to evolve.

26. Flinn-Cohen Race Gets Minor Jolt - Wednesday, September 26, 2012

The general election campaign in the 9th Congressional District sparked to life Monday, Sept. 24, with a brief encounter between incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen and a team from the campaign of Republican challenger George Flinn.

27. Airport Wins $32 Million in Federal Funding - Tuesday, September 25, 2012

As Southwest Airlines executives were in the city last week to talk with local leaders, Memphis International Airport secured $31.8 million in federal grant funding for what is a constant in the life of any major airport – construction.

28. Airport to Get $31.8 Million in Federal Grants - Monday, September 24, 2012

U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen and Memphis International Airport officials will announce Monday, Sept. 24, that the airport is getting $31.8 million in infrastructure grants from the Federal Aviation Administration.

29. Election Winners Take Oaths of Office - Wednesday, September 05, 2012

The Labor Day weekend served as a political marker for past and future events in Memphis politics.

The four Shelby County general election winners from the Aug. 2 vote are officially in office as the weekend ends and the workweek begins.

30. Nonprofit Center Could be New South Memphis Gateway - Thursday, August 30, 2012

The giant milk bottle will outlive the old dairy plant it stands atop in South Memphis. For more than 80 years, the giant milk bottle adorning a now old and crumbling dairy building on Bellevue Boulevard at Walker Avenue has been an icon.

31. Venson Center Work Kicks Off Heritage Trail - Tuesday, August 28, 2012

The ambitious $1 billion, 10-year redevelopment project called Triangle Noir during former Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton’s administration is now called Heritage Trail.

And the first move beyond the demolition of the Cleaborn Homes public housing development is the exterior renovation of the R.Q. Venson Center high rise at Beale Street and Danny Thomas Boulevard.

32. Federal Funding Announced for Lamar Avenue Effort - Monday, August 06, 2012

The same day he and Tennessee Transportation Commissioner John Schroer appeared before the Regional Logistics Council to talk about congestion on Lamar Avenue, U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Memphis, later announced $400,000 in federal funding for planning and preliminary design work on the southern leg of Lamar to the Mississippi state line.

33. Watershed Day - Monday, August 06, 2012

The unofficial vote totals are in from Thursday’s county general and state and federal primary elections in Shelby County, but no one involved believed the last cartridge read at the Shelby County Election Commission would be the last word on the results.

34. Muni Schools Questions Pass, Cohen Wins Big - Friday, August 03, 2012

Voters in each of the six suburban towns and cities in Shelby County approved establishing municipal school districts in the unofficial results of the Thursday, Aug. 2, county general and state and federal primary elections.

35. Muni Schools, Cohen, Weirich, Johnson, Stanton, Kyle Take Early Vote - Friday, August 03, 2012

Voters in each of the six suburban towns and cities in Shelby County were overwhelmingly approving the establishment of municipal school districts and a half cent sales tax hike to fund them in the first vote totals released Thursday, Aug. 2 by the Shelby County Election Commission.

36. Congestion Woes - Friday, August 03, 2012

Tennessee Transportation Commissioner John Schroer told the Regional Logistics Council Thursday, Aug. 2, that his office has the “right priority list” of road projects for the Memphis area.

37. Election Eve Prep And A Surprise - Thursday, August 02, 2012

When the polls open across Shelby County Thursday, Aug. 2, election officials will be watching closely in several areas for continuing election problems.

The problems began during the early voting period that ended Saturday with more than 1,000 getting ballots that had the wrong district races for the Tennessee Legislature and the U.S. House.

38. Cohen, Hart in Final Preparations for Primary - Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Steve Cohen and Tomeka Hart agree that serving in Congress is about relationships, something they each said in separate interviews with The Daily News editorial board.

39. The State of Green - Monday, July 30, 2012

There are many shades of green.

And the use of the term “green” to describe public policies, business practices and other decisions designed to improve or sustain natural surroundings and our connection with them touches on so many other considerations.

40. Republican Voters Outnumbering Dems - Wednesday, July 25, 2012

U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen’s campaign sent out an email newsletter Monday, July 23, that summarized the partisan reality of early voting so far in Shelby County.

41. Cohen Talks About Opponents, Schools, Race and His Political Past - Monday, July 23, 2012

U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen is running for a fourth term in Congress starting with the Aug. 2 primary, in which he is being challenged by countywide school board member Tomeka Hart.

42. Bank of America Reps to Meet With Customers - Monday, July 23, 2012

Representatives from Bank of America Corp. will be at the Hilton Memphis, 939 Ridge Lake Blvd., Monday, July 23, and Tuesday, July 24, to meet with local customers, according to the office of U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Memphis.

43. Voters Turn Out Early at Polls in Suburbs - Wednesday, July 18, 2012

The first day of early voting in the suburbs in advance of the Aug. 2 election day saw a noticeable jump in voter turnout and some problems at polling places in Bartlett.

Voting opened Monday, July 16, at 20 satellite voting sites across Shelby County.

44. Numerous Issues Drive Early Voting - Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Republicans have the suburban ballot questions on municipal school districts. Democrats have outrage over the voter photo ID state law.

Together the two factors could have more to do with voter turnout in the Aug. 2 elections than any of the candidates on the ballot.

45. Minority Business Development Agency Opens State’s First Business Center in Memphis - Tuesday, July 17, 2012

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) Friday officially opened its first business center in the state of Tennessee at 158 Madison Ave., Suite 101, in Downtown Memphis.

46. Former Southwest Twin Drive-In Coming Down - Thursday, July 12, 2012

The old Southwest Twin drive-in theater at South Third Street and Raines Road is the property of the federal Homeland Security Department for the time being.

One of the old screens is still there at the busy corner through the Westwood, Coro Lake and Indian Hills communities. But trees in front of the screen block about a third of the height of it.

47. US Senate Confirms Fowlkes Appointment - Wednesday, July 11, 2012

The U.S. Senate confirmed the appointment of John Fowlkes Jr. as the newest U.S. District Court Judge for Western Tennessee.

The 94-2 Senate floor vote Tuesday, July 10, included aye votes from Tennessee Senators Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker, Mississippi Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker and Arkansas Senators Mark Pryor and John Boozman.

48. US Senate Confirms Fowlkes Appointment - Tuesday, July 10, 2012

The U.S. Senate confirmed the appointment of John Fowlkes Jr. as the newest U.S. District Court Judge for Western Tennessee.

The 94-2 Senate floor vote Tuesday, July 10, included aye votes from Tennessee Senators Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker, Mississippi Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker and Arkansas Senators Mark Pryor and John Boozman.

49. Cohen Keeps Focus on Bigger Picture - Monday, July 09, 2012

Democratic U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Memphis, says he works well with Republicans in Congress but that most of the federal funding and help he has secured for the city comes from the Democratic-controlled White House.

50. Court Upholds Health Care Reform - Friday, June 29, 2012

The Supreme Court has upheld the individual insurance mandate that’s the centerpiece of President Barack Obama’s historic health care overhaul.

Chief Justice John Roberts Thursday, June 28, announced the court’s judgment, which will allow the law to move forward with its aim of covering more than 30 million currently uninsured Americans.

51. Hart Discusses Congressional Bid With The Memphis News - Monday, July 02, 2012

Countywide school board member Tomeka Hart talked with The Memphis News editorial board this month about her candidacy in the Aug. 2 Democratic Congressional primary – a challenge of incumbent Congressman Steve Cohen in the 9th District.

52. Public-Private Partnership At Heart of Harahan Grant - Wednesday, June 27, 2012

When the U.S. Transportation Department announced which projects across the country would get a share of $500 million in TIGER grants, it came after local leaders made a series of decisions of their own about a combination of state and federal funding that traveled different paths from the same coffers to two Memphis projects.

53. Feds Overlook Elvis Presley Blvd. Work - Thursday, June 21, 2012

A few hours after federal officials announced in Washington Tuesday, June 19, that the Harahan Rail Bridge boardwalk project had been awarded $15 million in grant funding, Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. asked Memphis City Council member Harold Collins how he was.

54. Federal Officials Award $15M for Harahan Bridge - Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Federal transportation officials have awarded a $15 million grant to the plan for a pedestrian and bicycle boardwalk along the Harahan Rail Bridge across the Mississippi River at Memphis.

The funding comes through the TIGER – Transportation Investment Generation Economic Recovery – program of the U.S. Department of Transportation.

55. Harahan Project Wins $15 Million TIGER Grant - Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Federal transportation officials have awarded a $15 million grant to help create a pedestrian and bicycle boardwalk along the Harahan Rail Bridge across the Mississippi River.

The funding comes through the TIGER – Transportation Investment Generation Economic Recovery – program of the U.S. Department of Transportation.

56. Hart Seeks Debate With Rep. Cohen - Monday, June 18, 2012

Democratic candidate for the 9th Congressional District Tomeka Hart wants a debate with incumbent U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen. But Cohen’s campaign is not responding to the debate call a month before early voting begins in the Democratic congressional primary contest between the two.

57. Forum Addresses Airfare Concerns - Friday, June 15, 2012

Southwest Airlines will come to Memphis International Airport at some point. But when the Dallas-based carrier does, Memphis airline passengers shouldn’t expect it will drop airfares at the airport back to pre-recessionary levels.

58. Airfare Forum Draws Southwest Predictions - Thursday, June 14, 2012

Southwest Airlines will come to Memphis International Airport at some point. But when the Dallas-based carrier does, Memphis airline passengers shouldn’t expect it will drop airfares at the airport back to pre-recessionary levels.

59. General Sessions Contenders Seek Changes to Office - Thursday, June 14, 2012

On a hot Saturday afternoon in Whitehaven, more than 100 people crammed themselves into an air-conditioned storefront to boost the bid by General Sessions Court Clerk Ed Stanton Jr. to remain the clerk of Shelby County’s largest civil court.

60. Evans Joins MERI As Finance Director - Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Devonya Evans has joined the Medical Education & Research Institute as director of finance. Evans, a licensed certified public accountant, will be responsible for heading MERI’s finance and information technology departments.

61. Events - Tuesday, June 12, 2012

The Church Health Center/MIFA Farmers Market will be open Tuesday, June 12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Church Health Center Wellness, 1115 Union Ave. Visit churchhealthcenter.org or call Esther Wills at 250-4673, ext. 1604.

62. Events - Monday, June 11, 2012

Operation Feed, the annual workplace food drive to benefit Mid-South Food Bank, continues through June 29. Register at midsouthfoodbank.org or contact David Stephens at dstephens@midsouthfoodbank.org or 497-1153.

63. Cohen Plans Rollout of Endorsements - Tuesday, June 05, 2012

There will be a Cohen ballot of political endorsements for the Aug. 2 and Nov. 6 elections.

U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Memphis, opened his campaign headquarters Saturday, June 2, with a pledge to not only campaign hard for re-election but to campaign on behalf of President Barack Obama and several local Democrats in county general election and state legislative races.

64. Mentoring Group Announces Men and Women of the Year - Monday, May 28, 2012

The 110 Institute, a Memphis-based youth development and research firm, has announced its 2012 “Men of the Year,” and for the first time two “Women of the Year”.

This year’s recipients are: Fred Tillman, CEO of Century Management; Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich; Memphis Police Director Toney Armstrong; and News Channel 3 Morning Anchor Markova Reed.

65. Delta Airfare Arguments Take to Social Media - Monday, May 28, 2012

If Facebook groups are any indication, the discussion about high airfares at Memphis International Airport is intensifying.

By the start of the Memorial Day weekend, two rivals in August’s Democratic Congressional primary began debating on the Facebook group page “Delta Does Memphis,” and two new group pages were created on the social media site.

66. Cohen-Hart Debate Delta Airfares On Facebook - Friday, May 25, 2012

The growing discontent over high airfares at Memphis International Airport has become part of the August Democratic primary election contest between incumbent U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen and challenger Tomeka Hart.

67. Cohen-Hart Debate Delta Airfares On Facebook - Thursday, May 24, 2012

The growing discontent over high airfares at Memphis International Airport has become part of the August Democratic primary election contest between incumbent U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen and challenger Tomeka Hart.

68. WLOK Celebrates 35 Years With Dinner - Tuesday, May 15, 2012

WLOK 1340 AM, the first black-owned radio station in Memphis, is hosting an anniversary dinner this week to celebrate its 35th anniversary.

The dinner, which will be held May 18 at the Marriott East, 2625 Thousand Oaks Blvd., will bring together gospel celebrities, dignitaries and listeners to pay tribute to the radio station, which today is a leading source of gospel music and news.

69. Sharp Marks Production of 3 Millionth Solar Panel - Tuesday, May 01, 2012

Less than two years after its executives marked the making of the 2 millionth solar panel at the Memphis Sharp Manufacturing plant, the company on Monday, April 30, marked the production of the 3 millionth solar panel by Sharp Electronics Corp.

70. Events - Monday, April 30, 2012

U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen will host the Federal Procurement Fair Monday, April 30, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the University of Memphis FedEx Institute of Technology, 365 Innovation Drive. The fair will cover how businesses can participate in the federal government contracting process. R.S.V.P. at cohen.procurement@mail.house.gov. For details, call Michael Fulton at 202-225-3265.

71. Minority Biz Council Receives Designation - Wednesday, April 18, 2012

The U. S. Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) has named The Mid-South Minority Business Council Continuum (MMBC) the first MBDA Business Center in the state of Tennessee.

72. New District Lines Lead to New Races - Monday, April 09, 2012

“This time I waited to be sure,” Ian Randolph said just before the Thursday, April 5, deadline for candidates to file in the Aug. 2 elections.

73. Cohen-Hart in Congressional Race at Filing Deadline - Friday, April 06, 2012

The chairman of the countywide school board, Billy Orgel, was effectively elected to his District 7 school board seat without opposition at the Thursday, April 5, filing deadline for candidates on the Aug. 2 primary and general election ballot in Shelby County.

74. Cohen Writes Gov Admin About 'Check Engine' - Monday, March 26, 2012

U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Memphis, has sent a letter to a White House rules and regulations official, thanking him for his interest in Memphis’ “check engine” light issue and asking him to review new regulations for the vehicle inspection program.

75. AAPI Leaders Meet White House Officials - Monday, February 20, 2012

Memphis community and business leaders of Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Filipino, Bangladeshi, Indian and Pakistani heritage gathered with White House officials Thursday, Feb. 16, to discuss economic, educational, health and civil rights issues.

76. Candidates Begin Pulling Petitions - Wednesday, February 15, 2012

As early voting in advance of the March 6 primary Election Day begins Wednesday, Feb. 15, candidates are already considering races on the August ballot.

And at least one of the potential candidates just finished one political conquest.

77. State Redistricting Wrinkles Save Kyle's Seat But Continue Debate - Monday, January 16, 2012

There was one very important change to the new district lines for the Tennessee State Senate as the week ended in Nashville with the legislature taking final action on the once a decade redistricting process.

78. Tenn. Lawmakers Approve GOP Redistricting Plans - Monday, January 16, 2012

NASHVILLE (AP) – State lawmakers have approved new boundaries for the 132 seats in the Tennessee General Assembly and nine seats in the U.S. House.

The Republican plans approved Friday would draw five African-American state House members into three seats, and pair Senate Minority Leader Jim Kyle with a fellow Democratic incumbent in Memphis.

79. Lines Still Blurred for Memphis Redistricting - Friday, January 13, 2012

Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. is expressing concern over representation for the city of Memphis in the three levels of redistricting plans now pending – county, state and federal.

Wharton wasn’t specific about his concerns, but he told the Memphis Kiwanis Club Wednesday, Jan. 11, that he will have an announcement soon on the issue.

80. Events - Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Cannon Wright Blount accounting firm will continue its series of seminars on how to use QuickBooks accounting software Wednesday, Jan. 11, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the firm, 756 Ridge Lake Blvd. The two-hour class costs $75, and seating is limited. To reserve a place, visit www.cannonwrightblount.com/resources. For more information about the QuickBooks seminar series, call Debbie Bossé or Cathy Russell at 685-7500.

81. Events - Tuesday, January 10, 2012

The National Association of Women Business Owners will meet Tuesday, Jan. 10, from 11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at The Crescent Club, 6075 Poplar Ave. The discussion will focus on topics of the audience’s choice. For more information or to register, call Nita Black at 413-1315.

82. Cohen Concerned Over Redistricting - Tuesday, January 10, 2012

U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Memphis, got a closer look over the weekend at the proposed set of new district lines for his congressional district.

83. Cohen Expresses Concern Over Redistricting - Monday, January 09, 2012

U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Memphis, got a closer look over the weekend at the proposed set of new district lines for his congressional district.

84. GOP Redistricting Plan Changes Shelby Representation in D.C. - Monday, January 09, 2012

The Republican leaders of the Tennessee legislature on Friday, Jan. 6, rolled out their second redistricting proposal in as many days.

The day after outlining their plan to redraw district lines in the Tennessee House and Tennessee Senate, the leadership of both chambers unveiled their proposal for redrawing district lines for the state’s nine federal Congressional districts.

85. Events - Monday, January 09, 2012

ArtsMemphis will hold an opening reception for “Time, Talent and Tempera: ArtsMemphis’ Volunteer Art Show” Monday, Jan. 9, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the organization’s East Memphis office, 575 S. Mendenhall Road. The show will run through March 31. For more information, visit www.artsmemphis.org.

86. Overton Park Org Gets Tax-Exempt Status - Wednesday, December 28, 2011

The organization that will operate and maintain Overton Park under contract with the city of Memphis got its tax-exempt status over the holidays.

The Overton Park Conservancy’s application for 501(c)(3) status was approved by the Internal Revenue Service Friday, Dec. 23.

87. Cohen Launches Updated Website - Monday, December 26, 2011

U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Memphis, has launched a new version of his official U.S. House of Representatives website.

88. Obama Nominates Fowlkes for Vacancy - Tuesday, December 20, 2011

The White House nomination of Criminal Court Judge John Fowlkes to be a U.S. District Court judge would return Fowlkes to the building where he once worked as a federal prosecutor.

89. Cohen Among Playoff Supporters Launching Nat’l Campaign - Friday, December 16, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) – Proponents of a college football playoff are launching a new national campaign aimed at taking down the BCS, and Rep. Steve Cohen of Tennessee is among the supporters.

90. USPS Cuts Will be Felt in Memphis - Friday, December 09, 2011

The recent set of U.S. Postal Service recommendations for closings would have a larger impact in Memphis than customers waiting two or three days instead of next-day service for letter and package delivery.

91. Deadline Looms For Candidates In March Primaries - Thursday, December 08, 2011

There is the paperwork and there are the deadlines in politics. And then there are the campaigns that begin long before the paperwork or deadlines.

One group of candidates in the 2012 election cycle is approaching its first deadline Thursday, Dec. 8, at noon – the filing deadline for the March 6 county primaries.

92. Hart Opens Campaign HQ for Congressional Run - Friday, December 02, 2011

Countywide school board member Tomeka Hart has opened her campaign for the 9th Congressional District seat now held by Democratic incumbent Steve Cohen.

93. Local Greenways Efforts Net $2.6M Federal Grant - Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Shelby County government has been awarded a $2.6 million federal grant to plan a regional network of greenways, bikeways and similar paths.

Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell and Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. along with U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen will announce the grant and plans for it Wednesday, Nov. 23, in Martyrs Park.

94. Cohen Co-Sponsors Insider Trading Bill - Thursday, November 17, 2011

U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Memphis, has co-sponsored a bill that would prohibit commodities and securities trading based on nonpublic information obtained by members of Congress.

95. Infrastructure Needs at ‘Tipping Point’ - Friday, November 11, 2011

U.S Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Memphis, said the nation has reached “a tipping point” in its infrastructure – the publicly funded roads, rails, runways and other facilities on which the country’s goods and services move.

96. Voters Decide District 7 Runoff Thursday - Thursday, November 10, 2011

Voters in Memphis City Council District 7 on Thursday, Nov. 10, will settle the last election of 2011 as they select the only new member of the 13-member council.

Lee Harris, a professor in the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, faces actress Kemba Ford in the runoff election that grew more intense toward the end of the early-voting period.

97. Donald Takes Appeals Court Oath - Monday, October 24, 2011

Bernice Donald took the oath of office as the newest U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals judge Thursday, Oct. 20, at the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts.

98. Donald Takes Appeals Court Oath - Friday, October 21, 2011

Bernice Donald took the oath of office as the newest U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals judge Thursday, Oct. 20, at the Cannon Center.

99. Ford, Harris Vie for Council District 7 Seat - Friday, October 21, 2011

Early voting opens Friday, Oct. 21, for the last election of 2011 in Shelby County. The race is the runoff for the District 7 Memphis City Council seat between Kemba Ford and Lee Harris. Election Day is Nov. 10.

100. Events - Friday, October 14, 2011

Leadership Memphis and Michael Synk will present the Leadership Memphis Book Club by In-Synk, a monthly, one-hour book club focusing on business, leadership and management titles, beginning Friday, Oct. 14, from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. at South of Beale, 361 S. Main St. Cost is $20 for Leadership Memphis alumni and current class members and $25 for the general public. For more information or to register, visit lmdriving.eventbrite.com.