Local Governments’ Need To Shift From Short-Term to Long-Term Thinking
Antonio Adams has seen it firsthand. That’s why he’s so passionate about City of Memphis policies...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Sep 3, 2024 | City of Memphis Government, Shelby County government | 3
Antonio Adams has seen it firsthand. That’s why he’s so passionate about City of Memphis policies...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Aug 5, 2024 | City of Memphis Government, Civil Rights, Shelby County government, Tennessee Legislature | 1
There’s a tendency in our community for pessimism to overwhelm signs of progress and for negative...
Read Moreby 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 Moreby 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 Moreby Smart City Memphis | Apr 18, 2024 | Economic Development, Shelby County government, Taxation | 2
The most glaring problem about PILOT tax breaks is that it is a massive wealth transfer – from the...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Apr 15, 2024 | Economic Development, Shelby County government, Taxation, Uncategorized | 7
It’s hard to remember all the times committees have set out and failed to...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Mar 18, 2024 | Education, Memphis City Schools, Politics and Government, Shelby County government | 1
“Students lose out as cities and states give billions in property tax breaks to businesses –...
Read Moreby 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...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Mar 4, 2024 | Shelby County government, State Government, Taxation | 0
Paint and polish can only gloss over the problems of the Shelby County Jail, which is housed in an...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Nov 8, 2023 | Economic Development, Shelby County government | 1
Every dollar given in an unnecessary or excessive tax break – referred to as PILOTs – to a company...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Jun 13, 2023 | Shelby County government, Taxation | 0
In searching for the money to rebuild the Regional One Health complex, Shelby County Government is...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Mar 9, 2023 | City of Memphis Government, Leadership, Politics and Government, Shelby County government, State Government | 0
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