Manager Mike Shildt, working at a level he never had previously, is talking about the adjustment that he had to make to do right by his players.

“Guys here have more of an opinion because they have more experience,” Shildt said. “I welcome that opinion, but that’s been different. They’re just confident and comfortable with what they’re doing.

2. Carpenter Talks Strikeouts, Coaching and the State of Baseball - Friday, June 15, 2018

Of all the starting pitchers that followed Bob Gibson to the mound in a St. Louis Cardinals uniform, perhaps none came as close to matching Gibson’s fierceness as Chris Carpenter did. In nine seasons with the Cardinals, he won a Cy Young Award, a franchise-high 10 playoff games, and was part of two World series-winning teams (2006 and 2011) and four National League pennant-winning clubs.

3. Leaders of Local Pre-K Expansion Say Opposition More About State Funding - Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Since three of the four major Republican contenders for Tennessee governor said at a Memphis forum in April that they oppose universal prekindergarten, the forces behind such a plan for Shelby County have been talking with them about their position.

4. Last Word: Bar-B-Foo, Grizz Draft Prospects and The Hampline - Friday, May 18, 2018

Alleged sightings of Dave Grohl at the barbecue contest Thursday in Tom Lee Park and a photograph from a distance that might or might not be the head Foo Fighter. This does happen at the barbecue contest – celebrities quietly coming in with a team. Sometimes not so quietly as when Vice President Al Gore returned in the 1990s to a contest he had a booth at during his time as a U.S. Senator.

5. Q & A: On Ole Miss, Memphis Football, NBA … - Friday, July 28, 2017

The floor is open for questions – on Hugh Freeze and Ole Miss, the amazing Memphis Redbirds and streaky St. Louis Cardinals, the start of University of Memphis football practice, and a few NBA matters …

6. The Redbirds’ Dream Season is Not Being Duplicated in St. Louis - Wednesday, July 19, 2017

On Monday, July 17, in Oklahoma City, the Memphis Redbirds pulled off their third win in their last at-bat as Patrick Wisdom hit a ninth-inning home run in a 5-3 victory. It was their seventh straight win and their 15th in their last 17 games.

7. Ex-Cub Dexter Fowler a Full-On Cardinal Now - Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Center fielder Dexter Fowler’s 2016 season could not have ended any better: winning Game 7 of the World Series, being part of a Cubs team that will forever be legends for breaking that 108-year-old curse.

8. Cardinals Conceding Nothing to Anyone in 2017 - Thursday, April 6, 2017

The Chicago Cubs made history in 2016 by winning the World Series and breaking a 108-year draught. The St. Louis Cardinals made a little minor history by missing the playoffs after getting there five straight years and six of the last seven seasons.

9. Cards' Carpenter Goes On DL; Diaz Named Replacement All-Star - Friday, July 8, 2016

ST. LOUIS (AP) – The St. Louis Cardinals will have to make do without All-Star second baseman Matt Carpenter for an extended period. They've struggled plenty even with Carpenter in the lineup.

10. South Front Hits its Stride as Standalone Corridor - Thursday, May 5, 2016

South Front Street, which stretches Downtown from Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to Central Station, is emerging as its own standalone residential and commercial corridor. What was once a heavy industrial area and warehousing district for South Main’s department stores is undergoing a transformation into Downtown’s most residentially dense neighborhood.

11. Southern Yankee - Saturday, April 16, 2016

To best understand another man’s baseball passion, you must first understand his baseball pain. So if you hope to truly understand Peter B. Freund, new majority owner of the Memphis Redbirds, you must travel back to his youth.

12. Editorial: Memphis Police Director Search Needs Better Sense of Urgency - Saturday, April 9, 2016

Sixty-one homicides in 90 days, including a March death that was classified as a homicide by police on the other side of April.

This will likely get worse before it gets better because there is no quick fix.

13. Sports Notebook: Lynch at Gruden’s QB Camp, Memphis Defense, Cards' Leadoff Hitter - Monday, March 28, 2016

If you want to see the whole thing, Jon Gruden’s QB Camp with former University of Memphis quarterback Paxton Lynch will air at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 16, on ESPN. The NFL Draft is April 28-30 in Chicago.

14. TBI Probe Of Fatal Police Shootings Becomes Policy - Monday, October 19, 2015

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has become the go-to agency for the Memphis Police Department in the last year when it comes to investigations of police conduct. And that’s a policy.

MPD director Toney Armstrong, Shelby County Sheriff Bill Oldham and District Attorney General Amy Weirich announced Thursday, Oct. 14, they have signed an agreement with the TBI to automatically turn all such investigations over to the TBI.

15. Memphis Mayoral Contenders Tout Endorsements, Snipe at Rivals - Monday, September 7, 2015

U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen endorsed Memphis Mayor A C Wharton’s re-election bid last week on the doorstep of his Midtown home with the incumbent mayor by his side.

16. Campaign Strategies Shift As Mayoral Debates Begin - Wednesday, August 12, 2015

It’s been a scrap from the start.

But with the first televised debate in the 2015 race for Memphis Mayor Monday, Aug. 10, more citizens got a first-hand look at what the top contenders have agreed is a milestone political race.

17. Wharton Calls Challengers "Thermometer People" - Saturday, August 8, 2015

Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. continues to respond more aggressively to criticism from his challengers in the October mayoral election.

At the opening of his East Memphis campaign headquarters Saturday, Aug. 8, Wharton referred to them as “thermometer people.”

18. Reaction Grows to Stewart Shooting - Thursday, July 23, 2015

The NAACP’s Memphis branch called Wednesday, July 22, for the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation to go public with the results of its investigation into the shooting death of Darrius Stewart by Memphis Police office Connor Schilling.

19. Stewart, Goode Deaths Test Memphis, Southaven Police - Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Darrius Stewart and Troy Goode died a day apart on different sides of the state line while both were in police custody.

20. Carpenter: Police Internal Affairs Records Should Be Open - Wednesday, July 15, 2015

When advocates of a beefed-up Civilian Law Enforcement Review Board for Memphis called for police internal affairs to open its records of misconduct investigations to the review board, it wasn’t a new idea.

21. Sit Near the Field, Stay Aware, Skip the Hot Dogs - Friday, June 12, 2015

During the Great Home Run Chase of 1998, when Mark McGwire was a Paul Bunyan-esque figure armed with a wooden club, Rene Lachemann worked the third base coaching box for the St. Louis Cardinals.

Well, except when McGwire came to bat. Then Lachemann was nowhere near that coaching box. He was standing about 30 yards down the left field line to try and avoid Big Mac’s swing path.

22. Greenstein Touts Doug Carpenter & Associates' ‘Connection Factor’ - Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Cara Greenstein serves as public relations coordinator of doug carpenter & associates, where she practices her passion for connection through the pen, on the screen and at the table. Equal parts researcher, writer, administrator and collaborator, Greenstein advances social media engagement and helps cultivate relationships between clients, media and the community.

23. Study Recommends Sweeping Changes in Access to Police Reports - Wednesday, May 6, 2015

A monthlong review of just how open public records are within Memphis government recommends some sweeping changes in public access to city police investigations.

The report, issued this week by Plough Foundation executive director and former Shelby County Commissioner Mike Carpenter, recommends making internal affairs investigations of police officers public and publicly releasing all police incident reports within 48 hours, even for “ongoing investigations.”

24. Martinez Pitching for Himself, and for Taveras - Friday, February 20, 2015

Carlos Martinez’s English isn’t very good. But you don’t need a translator to communicate the raw facts.

25. Size of Mayoral Field Shadows Race - Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Nobody running for election on the Oct. 8 ballot can even pull a qualifying petition to get on the ballot until April, yet February is shaping up as the month when it is determined what kind of challenge and how many challengers incumbent Mayor A C Wharton Jr. will face.

26. Plough Foundation Grants $12 Million to Help Local Seniors - Monday, December 8, 2014

The Plough Foundation has made an unprecedented series of grants totaling nearly $12 million to serve Memphis-area seniors.

The grants will help feed vulnerable Shelby County senior citizens a million meals, to rehab the homes of 500 low-income seniors and to build a continuum of care for elderly victims of abuse through a coordinated community response, among other projects.

27. Redbirds Family Loses Former Player - Monday, October 27, 2014

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Oscar Taveras, a top prospect who played for the Memphis Redbirds the past two seasons, was killed in a car accident on Sunday, Oct. 26, in the Dominican Republic. He was 22.

28. GOP Governors Don't See 'Obamacare' Going Away - Tuesday, October 21, 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) — While Republicans in Congress shout, "Repeal Obamacare," GOP governors in many states have quietly accepted the law's major Medicaid expansion. Even if their party wins control of the Senate in the upcoming elections, they just don't see the law going away.

29. Cardinals Finding Way Back to Playoffs - Friday, September 12, 2014

Everyone always says the expectations are highest in their clubhouse. But when the St. Louis Cardinals say it, well, it has a certain depth. The past decade has seen seven playoff trips and two World Series championships. And this season, the Cardinals are hunting their fourth straight Red October.

30. MIFA Debuts Resource for Long-Term Care Needs - Tuesday, June 3, 2014

The Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association has operated a Long-Term Care Ombudsman program since 1996.

But now it has another tool: a one-stop Web-based resource that aims to fill the information void as families make important decisions about long-term care.

31. Plough Grant Requires All Rape Kits Be Tested - Monday, June 2, 2014

Before they agreed to put up $750,000 toward funding the disposition of the city’s untested rape kit backlog, leaders of the Plough Foundation wanted assurances that the city would process every rape kit.

32. Brown’s Contempt Hearing Reflects Political Skirmish - Monday, March 31, 2014

Joe Brown’s bid to unseat District Attorney General Amy Weirich in the 2014 elections probably wasn’t supposed to begin this way – in a courtroom dispute with Juvenile Court that has nothing to do with Weirich.

33. 15 Vie for County Commission Seat - Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Shelby County Commissioners will interview a group of 15 citizens Wednesday, Jan. 8, who want to become the newest member of the elected body.

The committee session interviews come before the full commission is to vote Monday, Jan. 13, on a replacement for Commissioner Wyatt Bunker.

34. Plough Foundation Hosts Breakfast on Elder Abuse - Saturday, January 4, 2014

The Plough Foundation is holding a community breakfast Jan. 8 to address mistreatment and abuse of the elderly.

The series follows an exclusive study the foundation commissioned that found a variety of social and economic data about the elderly in Shelby County. Plough Foundation executive director Mike Carpenter said the elderly are vulnerable, for example, to being victimized because of factors such as diminished physical capacity and mobility.

35. Plough Foundation Hosts Breakfast on Elder Abuse - Friday, January 3, 2014

The Plough Foundation is holding a community breakfast Jan. 8 to address mistreatment and abuse of the elderly.

The series follows an exclusive study the foundation commissioned that found a variety of social and economic data about the elderly in Shelby County. Plough Foundation executive director Mike Carpenter said the elderly are vulnerable, for example, to being victimized because of factors such as diminished physical capacity and mobility.

36. Retirement Unlikely for Some Blue-Collar Americans - Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Tom Edwards grew up in a family that's been cutting trees and hauling timber in the Pacific Northwest for more than a century. The Spanaway, Wash., resident says he has worked as a logger since he was a kid – it's just what an able-bodied youngster was expected to do.

37. Cardinal Way Has St. Louis Back in Fall Classic - Friday, October 25, 2013

From 2002-2006, the St. Louis Cardinals had a farm director named Bruce Manno. He was a guy who had his own ideas on how things should be done. One of them was to require that all Cardinal minor-league players – from Rookie ball to Triple-A Memphis – wear their pants pulled up to their knees so their stirrup socks would show.

38. Basar Looks to 2014 County Commission Election - Tuesday, October 15, 2013

It may be the first time that a Shelby County Commissioner has given public notice of a barbecue.

Commissioner Steve Basar has held four at his house in the year that he’s been on the elected body. And he told political supporters at a fundraiser last week that he has “sunshined” all of them, a shorthand term to describe the public notice required by Tennessee’s open meetings law – or Sunshine Law – for any deliberative gathering of two or more commissioners.

39. Morris to Lead Main to Main Project - Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Downtown Memphis Commission President Paul Morris will become the new project director for the Main Street to Main Street revitalization project that includes a Harahan Bridge boardwalk.

40. Morris to Lead Main to Main Project - Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Downtown Memphis Commission president Paul Morris will become the new project director for the Main Street to Main Street revitalization project that includes a Harahan Bridge boardwalk.

41. Main to Main’s Carpenter Moves to Plough Foundation - Monday, May 20, 2013

Mike Carpenter, the project manager for the city’s Main Street to Main Street project, will become the executive director of the nonprofit Plough Foundation next month.

42. Harahan Bridge Project Plans Nearing Completion - Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Design work on the “Main to Main Connector” project is at the halfway point. And the city team overseeing the project is due to complete plans by the end of May to trigger a $15 million appropriation of federal funding in June.

43. South Main’s New Life - Saturday, March 2, 2013

The history of the South Main Historic Arts District is as colorful as its present-day users, an alternating rhythm of sorts in Memphis’ songbook.

The area has oscillated from its ritzy suburban roots of the 1800s to the industrial era ghost town of the 20th century and now to its current status as Downtown’s flourishing arts and boutique district and the subject of some $100 million in investment. And it’s all due to stakeholders who braved the status quo in distinguishing the southern end of the Central Business District as that funky place with an indescribable vibe.

44. 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.”

45. More Than Pujols Can Say - Friday, October 26, 2012

When manager Tony La Russa retired and slugger Albert Pujols went panning for gold in California, there was no reason to expect the St. Louis Cardinals’ 2012 season would stop just a game short of the World Series.

46. Events - Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Memphis Rotary Club will meet Tuesday, Oct. 23, at noon at the University Club of Memphis, 1346 Central Ave. Bill Seely of Varsity Brands will discuss cheering as an NCAA sport. Cost is $18. R.S.V.P. to Taylor Hughes at taylor@memphisrotary.org.

47. Commission to Appoint School Board Members - Monday, September 10, 2012

Shelby County Commissioners will appoint two new members to the countywide school board at their Monday, Sept. 10, meeting.

The commission meeting is at 1:30 p.m. at the Vasco Smith County Administration Building, 160 N. Main St.

48. Commission Opens Process of Board Appointments - Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Shelby County Commissioners voted Monday, Aug. 27, to open the process of appointing two citizens to the countywide school board. Those two appointees would fill the vacancies created by the election in August of David Pickler and David Reaves to the countywide board from their seats on the old Shelby County Schools board.

49. Basar Prepares for Commission Service - Friday, August 17, 2012

The newest Shelby County Commissioner will take the oath of office Sept. 5 at the Vasco Smith County Administration Building.

Steve Basar was elected to the District 1 Position 3 seat in the August elections.

50. Watershed Day - Monday, August 6, 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.

51. Day of Answers - Thursday, August 2, 2012

Polls open across Shelby County at 7 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 2, in elections that already promise to be memorable for problems during the early voting period as well as the mixture of issues and one-of-a-kind contests on the ballot.

52. Carpenter Joins City Hall as Mayor Wharton's Aide - Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Former Shelby County Commissioner Mike Carpenter is returning to Memphis as the head of the Wharton administration’s Office of Intergovernmental Relations.

53. Serving Tennis - Monday, July 23, 2012

Fans of professional tennis in Memphis have got a lot to look forward to.

That’s according to Mike Lehr, the executive vice president of business development for Sharks Sports and Entertainment and part of an investment group that owns The Racquet Club of Memphis as well as the ATP tour championship event the club hosts each February, which draws some of the top players from around the world.

54. Baker Donelson’s Bogard Honored for Pro Bono Work - Thursday, June 7, 2012

Kate Bogard is one of a group of five attorneys at Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC recently named by the firm as its Memphis Pro Bono Attorneys of the Year.

55. GOP Politics Resemble 2008 In Tennessee - Thursday, March 8, 2012

This time around, leaders of the Tennessee Republican Party were convinced their choice in the Republican presidential contest would be a match with voters in the state’s presidential primary.

Four years ago, when former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee carried Shelby County and took the state, the party argued convincingly that the state’s second choice for the nomination – former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney – was a victim of the move of the Super Tuesday primaries to February.

56. Santorum Carries Shelby and State, Jackson Out As Clerk - Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum carried Shelby County and the state of Tennessee in the Tuesday, March 6, Republican Presidential primary.

And incumbent but suspended General Sessions Court Clerk Otis Jackson finished a poor third in a Democratic primary battle for the clerk’s office that was won by interim clerk Ed Stanton in the closest contest of the night over County Commission chairman Sidney Chism.

57. Weirich and Ross Unopposed At Filing Deadline - Friday, December 9, 2011

Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich appeared to have no opposition in the March GOP primary for the job as the county’s top prosecutor.

58. Weirich and Ross Unopposed At Filing Deadline - Thursday, December 8, 2011

Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich appeared to have no opposition in the March GOP primary for the job as the county’s top prosecutor.

59. Chism Vying With Jackson for Court Clerk - Thursday, December 1, 2011

With one week to the filing deadline, the race for General Sessions Court Clerk is the busiest of the four races to be decided next year in the March 6 county primaries and the Aug. 2 general elections.

60. Chism Vying With Jackson for GS Court Clerk - Wednesday, November 30, 2011

With one week to the filing deadline, the race for General Sessions Court Clerk is the busiest of the four races to be decided next year in the March 6 county primaries and the Aug. 2 general elections.

61. Power Up - Wednesday, November 30, 2011

The company that operates the Power Center Academy charter school in Hickory Hill has made the list of charter schools the Tennessee Department of Education will use as part of its Achievement School District.

62. Taylor Voted to Vacant Seat on County Commission - Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Former Memphis City Council member Brent Taylor is the newest Shelby County Commissioner.

Taylor got seven votes from the remaining 12 commissioners on the third round of voting Monday, Oct. 17.

63. Taylor Appointed To Commission - CCHS Claims Family Planning Contract - Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Former Memphis City Council member Brent Taylor is the newest Shelby County Commissioner.

Taylor, a Republican, won the District 1 Postion 3 seat vacated by Republican commissioner Mike Carpenter this month.

64. Commission to Fill Carpenter’s Seat - Monday, October 17, 2011

The Shelby County Commission should be back at full strength by the end of the Monday, Oct. 17, meeting of the body.

Monday’s agenda includes the appointment of a new District 1 commissioner to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mike Carpenter.

65. Six Apply for Carpenter’s Commission Seat - Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Shelby County commissioners interview contenders Wednesday, Oct. 12, for the District 1 seat vacancy following the Oct. 1 resignation of Mike Carpenter, who left to become state director of StudentsFirst, an education reform nonprofit based in Nashville.

66. Carpenter Reflects on Five-Year Run - Wednesday, October 5, 2011

As Memphis voters prepare to bring to an end another city campaign season, Shelby County Commissioner Mike Carpenter just ended a five-year run on the Shelby County Commission.

67. Uptown on Agenda in Carpenter’s Final Meeting - Monday, September 26, 2011

Shelby County Commissioner Mike Carpenter will take his last votes as a commissioner Monday, Sept. 26, ending a five-year and one-month stay on the county’s legislative body.

68. Work Still Slow in Construction Sector - Monday, September 19, 2011

The Mid-South commercial construction market is still trying to gain traction following a steady downturn spanning the past couple of years.

Despite several large-scale and government-funded projects, a dearth of small- to mid-sized projects is keeping the market depressed.

69. Carpenter Vacancy To Be Filled Oct. 17 - Thursday, September 15, 2011

The Shelby County Commission will select a new commissioner at its Oct. 17 meeting.

The appointee will fill the vacancy created by the resignation of District 1 Position 3 Commissioner Mike Carpenter.

70. Commissioners Hear School Board Applicants - Friday, September 9, 2011

The Shelby County Commission’s 10-hour interview session this week with several dozen applicants for appointment to seven positions on the new countywide school board was, at times, more of an education for them than it was an introduction of them to the commission.

71. Commission Readies to Replace Carpenter - Thursday, September 8, 2011

After the Shelby County Commission fills seven positions on the new countywide school board next week, it will then consider a vacancy in its own ranks.

The departure of commissioner Mike Carpenter at the end of this month dovetails with the seating of the countywide school board that will replace the separate Memphis City Schools and Shelby County Schools boards on Oct. 1.

72. Carpenter Leaves County Commission For Ed Reform Group - Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Shelby County Commissioner Mike Carpenter is resigning from the county’s legislative body effective Oct. 1 to move to Nashville and join the statewide education reform group headed by former Washington D.C. schools chancellor Michelle Rhee.

73. Countywide School Board List Hits 100 - Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Shelby County Commissioners are preparing for a long afternoon Wednesday, Sept. 7, as they interview applicants for the seven seats the commission will fill on the new countywide school board.

The interview sessions before the general government committee chaired by commissioner Mike Carpenter begin at noon.

74. Interviews Next Step in Board Selection - Wednesday, August 31, 2011

In a week, Shelby County Commissioners expect a long day when they interview contenders for the seven appointments they are to make to the new countywide school board.

The commission’s general government committee will interview the applicants Sept. 7, the day after the deadline for citizens to fill out a questionnaire and agree to undergo a criminal background check.

75. Commissioners Plan for 2nd Yr. of Term - Monday, August 8, 2011

Shelby County Commissioners meet Monday, Aug. 8, to set the stage for the second year of their current four-year term of office.

The meeting at the Vasco Smith County Administration Building, 160 N. Main St., begins at 1:30 p.m.

76. Chism, Bunker Elected Commission Leaders - Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Sidney Chism got his second term as chairman of the Shelby County Commission this week. And he did it with relative ease on the first ballot at the Monday, July 11, commission session.

77. Chism-Bunker Selected As New-Old Commission Leadership - Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Electing a chairman was easy for the Shelby County Commission.

But it took nine rounds of voting and the nominations of seven of the 13 commissioners to find a chairman pro tempore at the Monday, July 11, session of the commission.

78. County Commission to Select Leaders - Monday, July 11, 2011

Shelby County Commissioners settle the simmering political question of who will lead the 13-member body for another year at their Monday, July 11, meeting.

On Monday’s agenda is the election of a chairman and a chairman pro tempore for the year-long term that begins Sept. 1.

79. Carpenter Out Of Chairman’s Contest - Friday, July 8, 2011

Shelby County Commissioner Mike Carpenter won’t be seeking the chairmanship of the body next week when the commission chooses its leader for a one-year term to start Sept. 1.

80. Carpenter Out Of Chairman’s Contest - Thursday, July 7, 2011

Shelby County Commissioner Mike Carpenter won’t be seeking the chairmanship of the body next week when the commission chooses its leader for a one-year term to start Sept. 1.

81. ‘Ask ABC’ Answers Construction Questions - Wednesday, July 6, 2011

The largest commercial and industrial construction association in West Tennessee is leveraging its size, resources and expertise to provide reliable and timely construction-related information to its members and the community.

82. Thomas Seeks No. 2 County Commission Post - Friday, July 1, 2011

Shelby County Commissioner Chris Thomas is running for the No. 2 position on the commission, chairman pro tempore.

83. Commission Delays County Budget Vote - Wednesday, June 8, 2011

The Shelby County Commission will probably stay within the parameters of the budget compromise outlined by Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell’s administration several weeks ago.

84. County Commission to Decide New Budget - Monday, June 6, 2011

Shelby County commissioners reach the World Series of their annual budget season Monday, June 6, with a final vote scheduled on a county government operating budget.

The budget is for the new fiscal year that begins July 1.

85. School Consolidation Attorneys Meet Friday - Friday, May 20, 2011

All sides in the schools consolidation lawsuit meet in Memphis federal court Friday to work out a quicker resolution of the lawsuit filed in February.

The scheduling conference before U.S. District Court Judge Hardy Mays comes a week after Mays heard a day and a half of oral arguments from all sides.

86. Mays Hears First Arguments in Schools Consolidation Case - Thursday, May 12, 2011

Federal Judge Hardy Mays heard arguments and testimony Thursday from all sides in the schools consolidation lawsuit.

Shelby County schools superintendent John Aitken and Shelby County Commissioners Walter Bailey and Mike Carpenter testified as part of tracing the chronology of what has and hasn’t happened in terms of moves toward schools consolidation in recent months. They also testified about the intentions behind their actions. Bailey and Carpenter were grilled about the reasoning behind the commission’s decision to appoint a 25-member countywide school board.

87. Judge Mays Begins Schools Mediation - Wednesday, May 4, 2011

U.S. District Court Judge Hardy Mays began the third attempt to reach a settlement in the schools consolidation lawsuit Tuesday with more private talks among the different sides.

This time, Mays himself appeared to be mediating the attempt to find common ground in the complex and contentious political turned legal dispute.

88. County Commission Addresses Paid Leave - Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Shelby County employees can’t get paid leave to go Christmas shopping or in exchange for giving blood or giving to a charity.

In a change of political course, the Shelby County Commission this week added the ban to county personnel policy stopping what has been a practice for some elected county officials for years.

89. County Commission Tightens Attorney-Client Rules - Wednesday, April 6, 2011

The Shelby County Commission could keep legal documents out of the hands of some of its own members if they talk to the public about what happens in closed attorney-client meetings.

The commission passed the resolution Monday establishing that and other sanctions including censure that would have to be enacted with a majority vote.

90. School District Map on Tap for County Commission - Monday, March 21, 2011

Shelby County Commissioners prepare to churn the roiling waters of the schools consolidation issue this week with adjustments to their maps for a countywide school board.

The commission meets Monday at 1:30 p.m. at the Vasco Smith County Administration Building, 160 N. Main St.

91. Next Moves - Monday, March 14, 2011

The two tracks to schools consolidation are about to cross now that Memphis voters have settled the consolidation referendum that is the mainline for the journey to one public school system in Shelby County.

92. County Commission Serves Notice On Countywide School Board - Thursday, March 10, 2011

There were signs Wednesday that the second track to schools consolidation is alive and well.

Shelby County commissioners sent out letters late Wednesday to all Shelby County and Memphis City Schools board members notifying them the commission will make appointments to a new 25 member countywide school board by the end of the month.

93. Commission to Consider Consolidated School Board - Monday, February 28, 2011

Republican state legislators from Shelby County and leaders of the Shelby County Commission are on opposite sides of the schools consolidation issue.

But they have now each used the art of political timing to change the landscape of the issue with very little advance notice.

94. Employee Benefits Issue Plays Out Locally - Tuesday, February 22, 2011

The debate the Wisconsin Legislature is having about public employee benefits is an issue familiar to local elected leaders.

As Wisconsin’s stormy and emotional debate, which includes a generous helping of collective bargaining controversy not present in any of the local discussions, has played out nationally, the local efforts are moving ahead again.

95. County Commission Set to Weigh in on Schools Issue - Monday, February 14, 2011

Shelby County commissioners are certain to mirror some of last week’s debate in the Tennessee Legislature Monday when they take up an ordinance and a bundle of resolutions all dealing with the schools consolidation issue.

96. House Approves School Consolidation Bill - Friday, February 11, 2011

The Tennessee state House approved the schools consolidation bill Thursday on a 64-31 vote, now sending the legislation to the desk of Gov. Bill Haslam.

The vote sets the stage for the next act in a drama that has dominated Memphis politics since Thanksgiving.

97. Tn. House Approves Schools Bill - Thursday, February 10, 2011

The Tennessee state House approved the schools consolidation bill Thursday on a 64-31 vote sending the legislation to the desk of Gov. Bill Haslam.

The vote sets the stage for the next act in a drama that has dominated Memphis politics since Thanksgiving.

98. Luttrell: Amendment Rumors in Schools Standoff - Thursday, February 10, 2011

Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell says there might be some attempt to amend the schools consolidation bill up for a vote Thursday in Nashville.

99. Words Chosen Carefully in Schools Standoff - Thursday, February 3, 2011

The best indication of just how carefully Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam chose his words this week in the schools standoff is in the very different interpretations of the comments in the Memphis and Shelby County political community.

100. County Commission Overrides Luttrell IT Veto - Monday, January 3, 2011

Shelby County Commissioners voted Friday to override a veto by County Mayor Mark Luttrell of the ground rules for a new more centralized information technology (IT) system for county government.