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As protests roil following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland promises greater transparency in policing. Yet his Public...
As Mayor Jim Strickland vows to 'fix' police brutality against African American citizens, his staff puts up roadblocks to accessing records
As the coronavirus spreads through Memphis nursing homes, it’s taking a huge toll: 51 deaths so far. But an analysis by the Institute for...
The coronavirus is spreading fear – and death – in local nursing homes and other long-term care facilities. But at The Village at Germantown,...
Critics say for-profit nursing home operators skimp on care and fail to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus
Three residents inside a COVID-plagued retirement home discuss their hopes, fears and worries
Officials expect poverty, inequity to delay journey to reopening
Smartphone mobility data is helping government officials measure social distancing compliance in the fight to contain COVID-19. But it also poses privacy concerns. One...
New, granular data tracks ‘aggregate neighborhood behavior’ but may run afoul of federal consent decree banning political surveillance
When will Memphis reopen and how will that happen? The answers involve the sometimes conflicting perspectives of health, business and political leaders. It will...