Brent Taylor

New congressional maps are made to put all of Shelby County under Republican lawmakers. Will they still serve voters who don't want them?

Memphis voters are split into thirds, with the state's largest Black community shackled to far-flung MAGA counties.

A recent Supreme Court decision could lead to "Jim Crow 2.0," says Otis Sanford.

Can a nine-member board of political appointees get better academic and financial outcomes than the elected school board?

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.