Local News and Politics
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This week on WKNO/Channel 10’s Behind the Headlines City of Memphis Director of Public Works Robert Knecht joins host Eric Barnes and Daily Memphian reporter Bill Dries.
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The Federal Trade Commission voted yesterday to ban nearly all noncompete agreements. Tennessee's lawmakers have passed a bill allowing teachers to carry guns on campus.
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Starbucks and some of its baristas have been in a contentious fight over unionizing since 2021. Now, the Supreme Court considers a case that could have implications for unions far beyond Starbucks.
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Loved ones gathered to pay tribute to the slain officer at his funeral Monday.
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The Shelby County District Attorney says that Memphis police officers involved in a shootout last week that resulted in their colleague’s death were justified in their use of force.
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Political analyst Otis Sanford says Memphis Mayor Paul Young is pitching a city property tax increase at a time when interest in public safety is at a premium.
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Shelby County prosecutors are seeking to transfer a 17-year-old juvenile accused of involvement in the fatal shooting of a Memphis police officer last week to adult court.
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A police officer and an 18-year-old suspect died in an exchange of gun fire early Friday morning.
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Proposals to allow teachers to bring guns to class and to cut the number of judges in Shelby County are just another week in the Tennessee General Assembly.
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States like Florida, Mississippi and Arkansas have seen voters push back against their elected officials with ballot initiatives. Why can't that happen here?