Jackson Baker

2 weeks ago | memphisflyer.com | Jackson Baker

King Arthur was not present. In fact, the ranking attendee at the Roundtable in East Memphis last Saturday night for Brian Kelsey’s out-of-prison celebration was Brent Taylor, the fellow Republican who won a special election to succeed Kelsey in the state Senate.

3 weeks ago | memphisflyer.com | Jackson Baker

State Representative Justin Pearson, whose presence during this year’s legislative session has been fragmentary, has resumed regular attendance as the General Assembly heads into its stretch drive. Pearson, who has avowedly been dealing with the aftereffects of his brother’s death in December, was a speaker at the meeting of the Shelby County Democratic Party (SCDP) convened Saturday at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church to elect new party officers.

3 weeks ago | memphisflyer.com | Jackson Baker

They came, they saw, they quarreled, and nobody conquered. Several hundred Shelby County Democrats gathered at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church on McLemore on Saturday for the express purpose of electing new officers, but their meeting dissolved in chaos and confusion and the various party factions finally agreed to try again “in 30 days” to reach agreement.

1 month ago | memphisflyer.com | Jackson Baker

After a lengthy period of inaction on it, state Senator Brent Taylor’s much-vaunted legislative resolution to remove Shelby County DA Steve Mulroy from office was scheduled for a hearing in the state House Criminal Justice Subcommittee on Wednesday of this week. Asked about the matter following his appearance before the Downtown Kiwanis Club last week, Mayor Paul Young had this to say: “I don’t think they should remove a duly elected individual.

1 month ago | memphisflyer.com | Jackson Baker

In a scenario occasioned by the tragic shooting death this past week of revered pastor Ricky Floyd, two prominent members of the Memphis political community found themselves at loggerheads. The two were Javier “Jay” Bailey, CAO in the office of Assessor Melvin Burgess and newly announced candidate for assessor to succeed his term-limited boss, and Antonio “Two-Shay” Parkinson, influential state representative from District 98 in North Memphis and longtime chair of the legislature’s Black Caucus.