With the state’s budget projected to be tight and lawmakers lining up to run for re-election in 2018, the coming legislative session isn’t expected to yield many surprises.

But the 110th General Assembly still has a long row to hoe as the session starts Jan. 9 with new legislative offices and committee rooms in the renovated Cordell Hull Building in downtown Nashville.

2. High Court Asked to Find Miss. Divorce Law Unconstitutional - Friday, October 27, 2017

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Coalition Against Domestic Violence is asking the state's high court to agree with a Coast judge that Mississippi's lack of a true "no-fault" divorce grounds is unconstitutional.

3. Burr is Building a Prison-to-Opportunity Pipeline - Friday, May 19, 2017

The first time Mahal Burr walked into the Shelby County Jail, she was planning to meet with prison officials. Instead, to her surprise, she was shown into a room with 18 incarcerated kids.

“The sheriff’s office rep said, ‘This is Mahal and Evan from BRIDGES, and they’re going to do an activity with you around youth leadership,’” recalls Burr.

4. Task Force Prepared for Juvenile Justice Legislation - Wednesday, January 11, 2017

A General Assembly-led panel is backing legislation to change juvenile sexting laws and adopt measures to stop teens from being held in detention for minor offenses as part of an effort to improve juvenile justice.

5. Murphy: Allow Yourself to Be Guided - Friday, August 19, 2016

When you open the website of Playback Memphis, the 8-year-old nonprofit founded by Virginia Murphy, the first thing you see is a banner memorializing Verdell Smith, the Memphis Police officer who was killed on June 4 by a criminal in a speeding car fleeing a Downtown shooting. In the picture, Smith is in uniform, smiling broadly, holding a sign that says, “I matter.”

6. Born in the Projects, Norman Fights for Social Justice - Friday, June 24, 2016

Keith Norman makes a habit of rising before the sun – and no wonder. As vice president of government affairs at Baptist Memorial Health Care and president of the Memphis branch of the NAACP, he’s got a lot on his plate. But if you want to see him in his element, stop by First Baptist Church on Broad, Sunday morning at 7:45 a.m.

7. Memphis Literacy Leaders Tout Efforts - Tuesday, November 3, 2015

The leaders of three Memphis literacy efforts are working to encourage those with newfound reading skills to write their own stories and build a local literary culture.

Kevin Dean, executive director of Literacy Mid-South, says the literary arts should have a place with music, dance and the visual arts.

8. ‘Teach a Man to Fish’ - Saturday, March 28, 2015

After getting his degree in social work, Don Leyrer, 62, spent the first half of his career in the field, including housing abused children, before moving on to law enforcement as a probation officer.

9. Focus on Teens ‘At Risk of Being Homeless’ - Saturday, September 6, 2014

Not only is Crossroads Campus a successful non-profit operation that’s building a bridge to help homeless animals and potentially homeless young people, it’s also a thriving retail business operation driven by the savvy of executive director Lisa Stetar and her staff.

10. Events - Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Families of Incarcerated Individuals Inc. will host a rebranding event Wednesday, May 15, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, 3030 Poplar Ave. The organization will unveil its revamped programs and services. Call 726-6191.

11. Events - Tuesday, May 14, 2013

National Association of Women Business Owners Memphis chapter will meet Tuesday, May 14, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Chickasaw Country Club, 3935 Galloway Ave. Lori Turner-Wilson, co-founder of RedRover Sales & Marketing, will speak. Cost is $25 for NAWBO members, $30 for nonmembers and $35 at the door. Visit nawbomemphis.org.

12. Events - Monday, May 13, 2013

The Memphis Chapter International Association of Administrative Professionals will meet Monday, May 13, at 6 p.m. at Memphis Marriott East, 5795 Poplar Ave. Melissa Webb, president of the IAAP Desoto chapter, will present “Constructing Your Career – Getting to the Heart.” Cost is $22. R.S.V.P. to sharon.gardner@asentinel..

13. Events - Saturday, May 11, 2013

National Hispanic Professional Organization-Memphis will meet Thursday, May 16, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Hilton Memphis, 939 Ridge Lake Blvd. Speakers include Larry Jensen, president and CEO of Cushman & Wakefield/Commercial Advisors LLC, and representatives from Washington think tank Excelencia in Education. Cost is free for members and $20 for nonmembers. R.S.V.P. to info@nhpomemphis.us or 466-6476.

14. Events - Friday, September 14, 2012

Families of Incarcerated Individuals Inc. will hold its small-business startup fair for ex-offenders Friday, Sept. 14, at 11 a.m. at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, 3030 Poplar Ave. Visit familiesofincarcerated.org.

15. Philanthropic Photography - Friday, January 6, 2012

Whereas many people are accustomed to ignoring the homeless, photographer Bill Piacesi devotes himself to taking a closer look.

Black-and-white portraits capturing the weary, forgotten faces of Memphis’ most disenfranchised individuals adorn his workspace inside The Commons, a multi-tenant nonprofit center at 258 N. Merton St. in the city’s Binghampton neighborhood.

16. 30 by 30: Southern CHARMS Celebrate With Service - Friday, August 12, 2011

A lot of people facing a milestone birthday start thinking about themselves – their own lives, their own accomplishments, what they have and haven’t done by the time they hit 30 or 40 or 50.

When Erika Conley started thinking about what it meant to turn 30, she looked outward instead of in.

17. IRS Paid $513M in Undeserved Homebuyer Tax Credits - Monday, April 18, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Internal Revenue Service has paid out more than a half-billion dollars in homebuyer tax credits to people who probably didn't qualify, a government investigator said Friday.

18. Pastor, Others Seek Ways to Reduce Local Crime - Thursday, March 29, 2007
     Crime is a serious and sometimes overwhelming problem in Memphis.
     No one could argue with that when looking at the number of criminal offenses that have been reported so far this year.

19. Archived Article: Gov - Friday, February 18, 2005
By Andy Meek

Shelby Officials Contemplate Jail Privatization

ANDY MEEK

The Daily News

It can get pretty expensive to provide food and shelter for the roughly 5,000 prison inmates in Memphis. For that reason, the Shelby County Commission ...

20. Archived Article: Events - Friday, July 23, 2004
The Memphis chapter of the Certified Commercial Investment Members presents Continuing Ed-Advanced Studies in Market Analysis

The Memphis chapter of Certified Commercial Investment Members presents Continuing Ed: Advanced Studies in Market Analys...

21. Archived Article: Comm Briefs - Friday, August 22, 2003
The National Arbor Day Foundation is giving 10 free white flowering dogwood trees to each person who joins the organization du

The National Arbor Day Foundation is giving 10 free white flowering dogwood trees to each person who joins the organiza...

22. Archived Article: Tech Focus St - Wednesday, December 6, 2000
By SUZANNE THOMPSON Sexual offender registry available online By SUZANNE THOMPSON The Daily News Technology has made public records readily available in ways once thought impossible. One of the less well-known ways public information is accessible o...

23. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, April 24, 2000
Calendar Feb April 24 A Greater Memphis Association for Quality workshop will train attendees today and Tuesday on self-assessing their organization based on the Baldrige criteria, at the Fogelman Executive Center at the University of Memphis. Call ...

24. Archived Article: Briefs - Friday, April 21, 2000
The paintings of Joel Sheesley, professor of art at Wheaton College, will be displayed in the Union University Art Gallery April 9-30. Sheesley, an author, painter and graduate of Syracuse University, addresses the journey of life with his latest pa...

25. Archived Article: Comm Focus - Friday, May 21, 1999
By STACEY PETSCHAUER Breaking down barriers A new program seeks to improve community relations by promoting the building trades By STACEY PETSCHAUER The Daily News Building with bricks and mortar is the usual business of the Memphis Building & C...

26. Archived Article: Law Focus - Thursday, May 14, 1998
By SUZANNE THOMPSON A blood print A new law will require drawing blood samples from all Tennesseans convicted of a felony after June 30 to build the states DNA data base By SUZANNE THOMPSON The Daily News Legislation has passed through both the stat...