Category: City of Memphis Government
Legislators’ Lack of Curiosity And The Tax Burden
by Smart City Memphis | Jul 18, 2024 | City of Memphis Government, Taxation | 0
The lack of curiosity by local government legislative bodies is staggering. This blog’s last post...
Read MoreCity and County Bond Ratings Are About Investors, Not Taxpayers
by Smart City Memphis | Jul 15, 2024 | City of Memphis Government, Shelby County government, Taxation | 12
When Rick Masson, Robert Spence, and I negotiated the agreement to bring the Grizzlies from...
Read MorePublic Funds for Private Benefit: How Memphis fiber plans may worsen digital divides, drain more money from schools
by Smart City Memphis | Jul 11, 2024 | City of Memphis Government, Civil Rights, Poverty, Uncategorized | 4
By Ava Crofford (they/them) croffoaa@mail.uc.edu This article is to bring awareness to digital...
Read MoreOur Upside-Down Tax Systems Asks The Most Of Those With The Least
by Smart City Memphis | Jun 24, 2024 | City of Memphis Government, Shelby County government, State Government, Taxation, Tennessee Legislature | 0
Tennessee’s tax system is farcical, and because it is, so is Memphis and Shelby County’s. But...
Read MoreWhat Other Cities Are Doing To Fight Crime
by Smart City Memphis | Jun 20, 2024 | City of Memphis Government, Criminal Justice | 0
There is no “one size fits all” approach to how cities fight crime in the U.S., but a...
Read MoreThe Drive To Add Two Non-Memphians to MLGW Board
by Smart City Memphis | May 9, 2024 | City of Memphis Government | 0
First, Memphis Light, Gas & Water proposed that it move its headquarters outside Memphis to an...
Read MoreMayor’s Bold 75-Cent Tax Increase Request Promises “Real” Budget Hearings
by Smart City Memphis | May 2, 2024 | City of Memphis Government, Leadership, Memphis City Schools | 2
If nothing else, Mayor Paul Young’s first budget request was an exercise in hutzpah, but his...
Read MoreMid-South Coliseum: How We Got Here – Part 2
by Smart City Memphis | Apr 3, 2024 | City of Memphis Government | 3
Part 1 of this post was published Monday and can be read here: *** Mass Hypnosis Truth be told,...
Read MoreMid-South Coliseum: How We Got Here – Part 1
by Smart City Memphis | Apr 1, 2024 | City of Memphis Government | 0
There has never been an arena built in Memphis with the same quality, better acoustics, TLC, and...
Read MorePlans Call For A Walkable Downtown; Time To Make It Happen
by Smart City Memphis | Mar 25, 2024 | City of Memphis Government, Downtown Revitalization | 1
It’s often hard to translate policy into practice. That’s especially true when it comes to making...
Read MoreIn FedExForum Funds Search, Don’t Put $3.5 Billion Tourism Industry At Risk
by Smart City Memphis | Mar 14, 2024 | City of Memphis Government, Economic Development, Politics and Government, Shelby County government | 0
The local hotel-motel tax is 55 years old this year. It’s a funding source that has allowed...
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Since 2005, this has been Smart City Consulting’s blog with the aim of connecting the dots and providing perspective on issues and policies shaping Memphis. Editor and primary author is Tom Jones, columnist, author of two books, and consultant on public policy. Smart City Memphis was called one of the most intriguing blogs in the U.S. by the Pew Partnership for Civic Change; The (Memphis) Commercial Appeal wrote that “Smart City Memphis provides some of the most well-thought-out thinking about Memphis’ past, present, and future you’ll find anywhere,” and the Memphis Flyer said: “This incredibly well-written blog sets out to solves the city’s ills – from the mayor to MATA – with out-of-the-box thinking, fresh approaches to old problems, and new ideas. If you have questions, submissions, or ideas for posts, please email Tom Jones, at tjones@smartcityconsulting.com.