Atoka’s board approved the FY2027 budget with new funding for police hires, parks and infrastructure projects. Meeting replay and budget documents are available online.

Millington's FY27 budget holds the property tax rate while funding a 5% citywide pay increase, new fire-station land and water/sewer projects.

Germantown’s draft FY27 budget would issue $10M in bonds for a new Houston High fine‑arts wing and cafeteria, while funding greenway repairs and park planning. A public hearing is set for Monday evening.

President Trump told aides he would not endorse either Marsha Blackburn or John Rose in Tennessee's GOP primary, leaving the race without his formal backing. The comment came during travel to Memphis, per reporting.

Gov. Bill Lee signed HB 1847, which requires owners of large data centers projected to need 50 MW+ to fund their own electric infrastructure and stops cities or utilities from absorbing those costs.

The Tennessee attorney general has asked a chancery court to dismiss the Shelby County DA’s lawsuit challenging new task force and audit laws.

Rep. Andy Ogles deleted an X post saying 'Homosexuality has no place in America' and blamed a staffer after bipartisan backlash. The message renewed debate over Tennessee's 'Nuclear Family Month.'

The Tennessee Legislature approved a package that ties vehicle registration to proof of insurance and lawful presence, and raises fines for uninsured drivers. Key rules kick in in 2027.

Memphis leaders held a town hall this week and sketched a summer of town halls, church partnerships and registration drives after the state map split the city. Organizers say the fight has moved from the statehouse into neighborhoods.

Wanda Halbert says about 1,700 absentee ballots from the May 5 primary were never counted and has asked a judge to review the county’s reconciliation procedures.

Dyersburg’s April jobless rate was 3.5% as state data show 89 of 95 Tennessee counties under 5% unemployment. The statewide, seasonally adjusted rate held at 3.6%.

The University of Memphis has launched CLEAR to link Shelby County court, jail and prosecutor records and publish a public dashboard that will surface case outcomes and timelines.

State Rep. Antonio Parkinson will host a May 28 town hall in Frayser to explain the new congressional map splitting Shelby County and the fast-moving legal challenges.