Brent Taylor

Lawmakers see greater state control over Shelby County as a way to fix problems and counteract Democratic voters.

Political analyst Otis Sanford says the state's reaction to the MSCS audit and MPD's response to a protest may have been overly dramatic.

State Republican lawmakers say report is an indicator of larger systemic failures in the state's largest school district.

Recent crime statistics show major Memphis crime has been nearly halved since a year ago. Is it sustainable?

Marsha Blackburn on power outages, Brent Taylor on immigrants and Edmund Ford Jr. on paying taxes make voters go humm.

As Republican officials defend the controversial killing of a Minnesota mom, ICE's pretextual traffic stops in Memphis should worry local leaders if it happens here.

Local views differ greatly on the federal task force now operating in the streets of Memphis.

While legislators ultimately were transparent about it, their actions raise ethical concerns.

State Sen. Brent Taylor would empower the Shelby County Commission, rather than state government, to reign in controversial school board decisions.

A new Tennessee measure would allow school districts to charge undocumented children tuition for a public education.