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State, federal officials agree TANF isn't working, pursue major reforms
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State, federal officials agree TANF isn't working, pursue major reforms
Officials keep thousands of children, adults in poverty by rejecting, misspending, or not spending federal funds.
Memphis Light, Gas and Water is a giant — an aging, lumbering, limping giant. The city-owned utility’s electric grid suffers twice as many outages...
What would it take to break the multi-generational cycle of poverty in Memphis? To reverse decades of race- and class-based discrimination and exploitation, disinvestment...
On New Year’s Day 1992, a Memphis minister brought his two young sons to the brand-new Pyramid on the Mississippi River. The shimmering Downtown...
The $228 million plan is part of a larger electricity distribution upgrade that comes with a controversial rate hike
In 2021, gunfire became the leading cause of death for children 17 and under in Tennessee.
Tennessee has no law requiring gun owners to store their guns to protect against unauthorized access by a minor.
Young Tennessee gun victims ranged in age from 2 to 17. Since 2013, more than 600 children have died due to firearms. Gunfire kills...
Young Tennessee gun victims ranged in age from 2 to 17. Since 2013, more than 600 children have died due to firearms. Gunfire kills...