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2016

Dec. 22, 2016: A year of foundation building
Dec. 16, 2016: Connecting Memphians to jobs
Dec. 9, 2016: Taking action against violent crime
Dec. 2, 2016: Improving our 911 performance
Nov. 18, 2016: Our $50 million challenge
Nov. 9, 2016: Restoring the Pre-65 Subsidy
Nov. 4, 2016 (Introducing Memphis 3.0)
Oct. 28, 2016: Community conversations continue
Oct. 21, 2016 (Rebuilding MPD staffing)
Oct. 14, 2016: Celebrating heroes in Memphis
Oct. 7, 2016: Fighting crime in our neighborhoods
Sept. 23, 2016: Progress on 911, but work remains
Sept. 16, 2016: Encouraging signs and partnerships
Sept. 9, 2016 (The hard choices of capital budgeting, explained)
Sept. 2, 2016: 1,500 applications for police recruit classes
Aug. 26, 2016: Backlogs on garbage carts
Aug. 19, 2016: Neighborhood Preservation Clinic
Aug. 12, 2016: Early challenges but also early successes
Aug. 7, 2016: Michael Rallings is our new interim police director
Aug. 5, 2016: Population loss is our greatest challenge
July 29, 2016: Committed to communicating directly with you
July 22, 2016: The issue with residency requirements
July 15, 2016: Optimistic about our shared future
July 8, 2016: In tune with the needs of small businesses
July 1, 2016: The Overton Park parking proposal
June 24, 2016: The next step: Building our future
June 17, 2016: A strong positive: MWBE contracts up 17 percent
June 14, 2016: Bright lights to make bridges even more iconic
June 10, 2016: Officer Verdell Smith was one of our finest
June 3, 2016: ServiceMaster HQ staying here in Memphis
May 27, 2016: Revisiting the budget proposal
May 20, 2016: Apartments and HUD; welcome Nextdoor
May 13, 2016: Attracting companies to Memphis
May 6, 2016: Working together to fight crime
April 29, 2016: Our MWBE efforts are intentional
April 28, 2016: Reaching a consensus on Overton Park
April 22, 2016: Progress in 911 call times
April 19, 2016 (Budget proposal)
April 15, 2016: Fixing issues as soon as they arise
April 8, 2016: 100 Days of Action
April 6, 2016: Taking action to fight violent crime
April 1, 2016: Connecting with our state legislators
March 24, 2016: Giving to the Better Memphis Fund 
March 18, 2016: De-annexation bill and what it could mean
March 11, 2016: What’s at stake if areas de-annex: $79 million in tax revenue
March 4, 2016: A big step for MATA
Feb. 26, 2016: Making the summer youth jobs program happen
Feb. 19, 2016: Exciting plans for South City
Feb. 15, 2016 (Minority business announcement)
Feb. 12, 2016: Crime level is unacceptable
Feb. 5, 2016: 911 system and hiring new call-takers
Jan. 29, 2016: A safer Binghampton
Jan. 22, 2016: Stay off the streets in this icy weather