According to the Report Card for America's Infrastructure, 4.4 percent of Tennessee's bridges are structurally deficient. One of those bridges -- as was seen this week -- happens to be a major American roadway over the Mississippi River.

Political analyst Otis Sanford says the crack in the I-40 Hernando de Soto bridge is emblematic of larger infrastructure lapses nationwide that the Biden Administration aims to address with his roughly $2 trillion American Jobs Plan. 

The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 gives about $160 million to Memphis. The CFO of the City of Memphis says that, unlike other federal funds, ARPA doesn't have to be used immediately. The City of Memphis has three fiscal years to allocate ARPA money.

The New York Times just published an article titled, “There’s a Name for the Blah You’re Feeling: It’s Called Languishing.” I thought it was spot on in describing how so many of us are feeling right now.

With Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest this week, I can’t stop thinking about barbecue!

The Tennessee General Assembly wrapped up a session this week in which lawmakers passed a number of bills designed to consolidate Republican power in Nashville and send a clear and hostile message to minority groups.

The Biden administration is promoting its multi-trillion dollar American Jobs Plan and American Families Plan in cities across the country. And on Thursday, that effort included a stop in the Mid-South for Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband, Doug Emhoff, and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh.