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Wharton Outlines City's Future in Address

Memphis Mayor A.C. Wharton described his administration's new focus in four P-words: Potholes, Public Safety, Pensions and Poverty. 

Also in his Wednesday speech (January 29, 2014), the Mayor indicated that some of his signature initiatives -- including what he calls "The Blueprint for Prosperity" to lower the cost of public transportation and utilities for poorer people -- will become more palpable once the City Council works out its impending budget issues. 

In the above sound file, Bill Dries, senior reporter at the Memphis Daily News, offers more details on the Mayor's proposed initiatives.

Reporting from the gates of Graceland to the balcony of the Lorraine Motel, Christopher has covered Memphis news, arts, culture and politics for more than 20 years in print and on the radio. He is currently WKNO's News Director and Senior Producer at the University of Memphis' Institute for Public Service Reporting. Join his conversations about the Memphis arts scene on the WKNO Culture Desk Facebook page.