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Behind the Headlines Podcast

WKNO/The Daily Memphian

Each week host Eric Barnes discusses major stories in the Memphis area with business executives, community leaders and politicians, as well as local journalists. WKNO"s Behind the Headlines Podcast is powered by the Daily Memphian.

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31:56

1201: Turner says penny tax hike about a more...

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2021/07/02

On “Behind The Headlines,” county commissioners Van Turner and Mark Billingsley clashed over whether the commission should reopen its budget season later this month to consider a one-cent property tax hike.

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30:09

1152: End of Byhalia pipeline truce approaches with...

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2021/06/25

The nonprofit’s new executive director talked on “Behind the Headlines” about the end of a truce between the City Council, County Commission and the builders of the proposed Byhalia Connection oil pipeline. Final votes on several new local hurdles for the pipeline are set for next month. Sarah Houston also talked a long-term goal of a regional groundwater trust.

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32:04

1151: The case for property tax hikes in the suburbs

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2021/06/18

Collierville Mayor Stan Joyner and Bartlett Mayor Keith McDonald talked on “Behind The Headlines” about property tax hikes passed and up for a final vote, respectively, in the cities they lead and why the estimated share of federal ARPA funds in each of their cities took a tumble in the latest estimates.

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27:14

1150: Local budget seasons command attention as final...

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2021/06/11

The County Commission’s vote approving a one-cent property tax hike and the City Council’s consideration next week of a 29-cent city property tax hike were the dominant topics in a reporter’s roundtable on “Behind The Headlines.”

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28:50

1149: City and county budget paths get more...

Behind the Headlines Podcast ·

2021/06/04

The path of the two budget seasons and the use of federal funds to close financial gaps — plus other topics — are the focus of a reporters roundtable on “Behind The Headlines.”

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28:01

1147: Don't forget the children; Budgets and BLDG...

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2021/05/28

Executive Director of BLDG Memphis Deveney Perry and the Executive Director of Stand for Children Tennessee Cardell Orrin join host Eric Barnes to discuss the budget priorities for 2021-22 budgets for both the City of Memphis and Shelby County. In addition, guests talk about local economical issues the new budgets are and are not addressing.

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27:40

1146: City parks post-pandemic demand requires...

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2021/05/20

City parks and neighborhoods director Nick Walker, on “Behind The Headlines,” talks about the new Gaisman Park and community center, the success of David Carnes Park in Whitehaven and the transition of the nonprofit group “Bloom.”

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28:20

1145: City Council members eye $27 million estimated...

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2021/05/13

City Council budget committee Chairman Worth Morgan and city Chief Financial Officer Shirley Ford talked about revenue estimates and the impact of federal American Rescue Plan funds as well as restrictions on its use during “Behind The Headlines.”

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28:08

1144: Harris says county tax rate should hold steady

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2021/05/06

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris said on “Behind The Headlines” that the estimated drop in the county property tax rate to $3.50, accounting for increases in values, should be the line to hold on the county tax rate. But county commissioners this week reviewed numbers suggesting some want to raise taxes beyond that point.

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27:47

1143: Downtown Tourism Development Zone lost $5m in...

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2021/04/29

On “Behind The Headlines,” the incoming CEO of the Downtown Memphis Commission says federal pandemic relief funding due the city will likely make up the loss. The drop in sales tax revenue for the TDZ comes as sales tax revenues across the city have exceeded bleak projections at the outset of the pandemic.

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27:18

1142: Burgess says no promises of relief made to...

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2021/04/15

The Assessor said on “Behind The Headlines” home sales in Germantown reflected an increase in values in this year’s reappraisal despite 2019 flooding in some parts of the city. Burgess also talked about a change in the valuation of commercial property and his call for a reappraisal every other year.

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28:20

1141: Pandemic end game features lots of changes in...

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2021/04/08

The co-leaders of the countywide vaccination distribution effort talked on “Behind The Headlines” about a move this week to no appointments for some and why the federal vaccination presence at the Fairgrounds is unique.

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27:16

1140:Efforts to get COVID vaccine to those isolated...

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2021/04/01

Rev. Keith Norman of Baptist Memorial Health Care and Meritan CEO Melanie Keller talked about the vaccine outreach to the homebound and homeless on “Behind The Headlines.” The more urgent local effort is moving along familiar paths used previously to reach through the isolation of poverty and need.

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27:33

1139: MLGW board to vote next week on do-over of next...

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2021/03/25

MLGW president and CEO J.T. Young on “Behind The Headlines” says the new contract with a consultant involves Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland as a mediator between the utility board and the council. He also says questions about deregulated power providers in the February winter storms have complicated the question for the utility of leaving or staying with TVA.

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27:55

E1138: Sawyer and Jones see low self-esteem and...

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2021/03/18

Shelby County commissioner Tami Sawyer and Memphis City Council member Martavius Jones talked on “Behind The Headlines” about their hopes for a pair of joint sessions by the two elected bodies on economic development reform. The two meetings come with a lot of advance planning.

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27:52

1137: Council and Commission to meet on economic...

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2021/03/11

On “Behind The Headlines,” City Council member Worth Morgan and EDGE President Reid Dulberger urge caution in the latest cycle of civic discussions about how and what kinds of economic development get tax incentives.

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28:26

1136: Hospitality industry comeback mixes economic...

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2021/03/04

On “Behind The Headlines,” Memphis Tourism president Kevin Kane and Downtown Memphis Commission board chairwoman Deni Reilly assess the heavy toll the pandemic has taken on the local industry in the last year. But each says recovery will start slow and local as new, ongoing construction Downtown beckons the increasing numbers of Memphians who get vaccines.

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27:34

1135: Chamber says tax incentives remain crucial but...

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2021/02/26

On “Behind The Headlines,” Greater Memphis Chamber President Beverly Robertson and Economic Development Chief Ted Townsend talked about a new round of PILOT reform discussions, “resiliency” and the local economy’s comeback from the COVID pandemic.

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27:10

1134: Pressure, numbers driving return to SCS...

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2021/02/17

On “Behind The Headlines,” SCS board chairwoman Miska Clay Bibbs also said she is hearing from a lot of parents who will opt to continue online classes for their children -- so many that she says it is possible some schools may have more teachers than students.

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27:38

1133: The risks of reopening - and not reopening -...

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2021/02/12

The difficult work of weighing the social, emotional and academic costs of virtual learning against the safety of students and staff.

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