 | County Commissioner Proposes Another Tax Hike
Memphis voters will be asked to approve a sales tax hike this fall. Now a Shelby County commissioner is proposing a countywide bump in the sales tax rate.  Watch Video
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 | Search Continues for Low Cost Airfares at Memphis Airport
An expert in the airline industry says people in Memphis have to make a choice. Either the airport is going to be a Delta hub with lots of non-stop flights, or no hub with low air fares. You can't have it both ways. Watch Video
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 | South Cordova Annexation Brings Fire Service into Question
Memphis estimates the south Cordova annexation will pump $600,000 in property taxes into the city's bank account. On the flip side, the Shelby County Fire Department loses $800,000 in fire fees. Watch Video
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 | 'Temporary' City Employee Pay Cuts Here to Stay
Memphis city employees aren't going to get their money back. Members of the police union say the cuts of more than four and a half percent were only supposed to last one year, but they will go on indefinitely according to Memphis Mayor A C Wharton. Watch Video
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 | TPC Suggests Tax Increase to Cover $57M Merger Shortfall
Members of the Transition Planning Commission told Shelby County commissioners that the system will be short $57 million when operations start next year. One recommendation to make that money up was a property tax increase. Watch Video
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 | Clock Ticking on Municipal Schools Ballot Ruling
A federal judge will hear arguments Thursday on whether the Memphis suburbs can hold an election on starting their own school districts. With early voting beginning Friday, one election official says its too late to remove it from the ballot, no matter what the judge decides. Watch Video
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 | City of Memphis Launches 'Smart Government' App
Memphis Mayor A C Wharton says information from the city will become as easy as touching your iPhone. The City of Memphis will now have an app for people who have questions about government, but the key will be whether the information they get will be correct. Watch Video
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 | Sides Prepare to Battle Municipal Schools Lawsuit
A federal judge will hear arguments next week before deciding if the municipal suburbs within Shelby County can vote on the creation of their own school systems. Watch Video
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| Mayor Works to 'Make it Right' with Annexed South Cordova
Greetings to the residents of South Cordova, and welcome to the city of Memphis. Sure, there was no welcome mat, or much of any notice, but you can rest assured that your new mayor was just as uninformed as you about annexation. Watch Video
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 | City Considers Tougher False Alarm Ordinance
When a home security alarms sounds the police have to show up, even if it's a false alarm, which keeps them away from other calls. The most a Memphis homeowner can be fined for a false alarm is $25, and that's only after five false alarms in a year. Now the city council is looking to find a tougher plan. Watch Video
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 | Council Presses MLGW on Utility Assistance during Heat Wave
The recent heat has some Memphis City Council members concerned that MLGW isn't doing enough to help customers. However, the company says they doubt any other utility provider does more to help those in need. Watch Video
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 | South Cordova: Surprise! You're a Memphis Resident
A large group of people are now citizens of Memphis, and they're none too happy about it. In fact many of those folks who live in the south Cordova area are meeting with a lawyer to stop it. Watch Video
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 | New Budget Means Fewer Funds to Fight Memphis Blight
The Memphis fight against blight is about to take a beating of its own as the new city budget takes effect Sunday. Watch Video
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| Affordable Care Act Anything But Affordable to Cash-Strapped Cities
The Affordable Care Act from President Obama will be anything but affordable to Memphis Mayor A C Wharton. It will mean that the city must insure more of its workers. Watch Video
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 | Mid-South Reaction to SCOTUS Ruling to Uphold 'Obamacare'
It's the talk of the nation. In a landmark ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld President Obama's Affordable Care Act. In a five-to-four decision, the court ruled that the core requirement, the individual mandate, is constitutional. Watch Video
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 | Commission, Municipal Mayors Battle over Schools Lawsuit
Memphis has an African-American population of more than 70 percent. Shelby County has a minority population of more than 51 percent. There are Blacks here, there are Whites here…who cares? Shelby County Commissioner Steve Mulroy says he thinks a lot of you folks who want your own suburban schools care.
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 | Young Girl Grazed by Random Bullet in South Memphis
A 5-year-old girl was hit by a stray bullet in south Memphis Monday afternoon. Thankfully she was only grazed, and police are now on the hunt for that shooter. Watch Video
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 | Council Considers One Cent Gas Tax to Fund MATA
Nobody seems to know how this happened, but Memphis has some of the lowest gasoline prices in the country. With that in mind, Memphis City Councilman Ed Ford, Jr. has an idea. He wants to make gasoline more expensive. Just one penny a gallon, he says, that’s all. Watch Video
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 | Judge Approves New Shelby County Voting Districts
One of the longest running governmental soap operas appears to be over. Shelby County voting districts are now set, with a plan that was supposed to be approved by the beginning of the year.
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 | Attendees Underwhelmed by Memphis Airport Forum
They didn’t get a bad crowd for a forum at 10:30 a.m. on a Thursday, which is not the best time for someone to get off from work and listen to people talk about air fares. That’s what they did by the way, they sat and listened. The group didn’t hear much at all about any solution. Watch Video
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 | City to Start Own Emergency Management Agency
Memphis has an emergency, an emergency lack of money. Not the time to start your own Emergency Management Division. But that’s what the city is doing, says Memphis Chief Administrative Officer George Little. Watch Video
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 | Roland Wants Closer Look at Herenton's Charter Affiliations
Former Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton denies charges that his charter school group is affiliated in any way with a controversial organization from Turkey. Shelby County Commissioner Terry Roland now says he wants to know the truth. Watch Video
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 | Herenton Suspects Ulterior Motive with Lack of Charter Funds
Former Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton won't be able to open several charter schools this coming year because the state ran out of money for his operations. The former mayor says one reason he thinks it happened is over allegations that a company he is considering working with has ties to a Turkish Islamic group. Watch Video
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 | Council to Consider Check Engine Inspection Waiver Plan
After months of angry Memphis motorists calling city hall, it looks like there's a change coming concerning the check engine light issue. Watch Video
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 | Tax Hike May Send Even More Memphis Shoppers to DeSoto Co.
With a sales tax of only seven percent, DeSoto County, Mississippi calls out to Memphians. Shop here, save money - and they do. Watch Video
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| Municipal Sales Tax Hikes Hinge on Schools Vote
There's talk in Memphis of letting voters decide whether to raise the sales tax one half cent. It would be the highest in the state, but there could be other sales tax increases that will make communities on an even keel with Memphis; Collierville for one. Watch Video
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 | Unions Unhappy with City Budget Tax Cuts
You'd think a property tax cut would mean that the birds would be singing, the bees would be buzzing, and everything would be ice cream and cake in a happy Bluff City, but it's not. Watch Video
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 | Council Considers Vote on Sales Tax Increase
The business of sin is off the table for now with the Memphis City Council, unless you believe a sales tax increase is a sin. Watch Video
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 | Memphis Mayor's Property Tax Increase Likely Axed
If you own a home in Memphis you can breathe a bit easier. Mayor A C Wharton now says he won't get the 47 cent tax increase he requested. Watch Video
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 | Mayor Seeks Advice on Youth Gun Violence from Gang Leaders
Between 2008 and 2011, 400 people under the age of 24 were shot and killed in Memphis. Mayor A C Wharton says he's tired of it, and he's asking for help from everybody - even gang leaders. Watch Video
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 | Unified School Board Divided over Future Superintendent
The Unified School Board in Memphis and Shelby County resembles the Hatfields and McCoys these days. The board is anything but unified over the future of its school superintendent. Watch Video
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 | Memphis City Council Weighs Budget Options
A special meeting was called as Memphis City Council members went over three new budget plans, but here's a switch. All of the council's proposed plans would cut taxes; the only one that raises taxes is the one proposed by Memphis Mayor A C Wharton. Watch Video
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 | Memories of War: A Bulldog's Perspective
While we remember those who lost their lives fighting for this country, what we often forget is those who survived war were still victims. They carried memories of things they saw that stayed with them for all of their lives, memories that would often turn into nightmares. Watch Video
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 | Federal Funds Drying Up for City Improvements
The Memphis blight fight is facing a fight of its own, one for money. Federal grants have dropped more than 20 percent recently and will probably get worse. Watch Video
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| Inspection Plan Further Strains Relations between City, County
Ever since the beginning of the school merger plan, fighting between Shelby County and the City of Memphis has been bad, and it's getting worse. Watch Video
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 | Mayor Wharton Supports Ford's Vehicle Inspection Plan
Shelby County drivers beware. Memphis Mayor A C Wharton says if you use Memphis city roads and services during your commute in and out of the city, you should be forced to get your car inspected and pay for it as well. Watch Video
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 | County Leaders Confident Vehicle Inspection Plan will Fail
Shelby County Commissioner Terry Roland is dead-set against a plan that would charge you for car inspections, and that would include people who live outside city limits but drive into the city more than twice a week. But now a few days have come and gone. Roland's not as worried as he used to be. Watch Video
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 | Councilman Ford Confident in Vehicle Inspection Plan
Earlier this week, Memphis City Councilman Ed Ford Jr. said he wants to charge for motor vehicle inspections. He also wants people who travel into the city at least two times a week to get their cars inspected too. Ford says he's getting nothing but good comments from people in Memphis about the plan, and so he's moving forward. Watch Video
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 | County Ready to Counter Vehicle Inspection Proposal
The proposal to force people who drive in Memphis more than twice a week to get auto inspections is picking up even more criticism. Watch Video
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| Memphis Councilman Proposes Auto Inspection Fee
Memphis City Councilman Ed Ford, Jr. wants to start charging people for auto inspections. If you don't live in the city but work here, or show up more than two days a week, your car would also have to be inspected. Watch Video
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 | Councilman Revisits Idea for Adult Entertainment District
A Memphis City Council member says it's time to put the subject of topless dancers on the table. Watch Video
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| Memphis City Council, Unions Seek Budget Compromise
At Memphis City Hall it almost seemed as though cats and dogs were living together. Council members met with city employee unions to talk about making sure workers keep getting a check and avoid layoffs or pay cuts. Watch Video
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| Budget Talks Underway at Memphis City Hall
Mayor Wharton is pushing for a plan that would raise your property taxes to pay for city schools. But the chairman of the City Council Budget Committee says the Wharton plan doesn't do enough cutting and slicing. In fact, he says he has a plan that will end up cutting your property taxes. Watch Video
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 | School Districts Present Final Budgets before Merger
For the first time in years there's not a shred of controversy over the proposed budgets of either Memphis City or Shelby County Schools. They are keeping everything basically the same as they prepare for next year when both systems merge. Watch Video
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 | Disabled Man Prevails in Railroad Crossing Repairs
A few weeks ago we told you the story of a 65-year-old man who would have to veer his wheelchair into traffic at a busy east Memphis intersection because of crumbled sidewalks at a railroad crossing. Watch Video
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 | 'Food Fight' between ABC24 Bulldog, City Council
It was a food fight. Not the funny kind you see in the movies, but a very serious one between the Memphis City Council and ABC24'S 'Bulldog' Mike Matthews. Watch Video
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 | Free Water for Memphis Schools to Dry Up with County Merger
Memphis Light Gas and Water is on the verge of collecting hundreds of thousands of Shelby County tax dollars by ending a practice they've done for decades. Watch Video
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| City Looking to Ease Vehicle Inspection Problems
The Wharton administration is finally doing something about the check engine light issue that's been plaguing Memphis drivers. Watch Video
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