Tag: appropriations
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Economic development keeps chasing tourists. The research says we’re doing it wrong.
Let’s talk about economic development, because every city in America plays the same game. Public money usually goes to the things visitors see – stadiums, arenas, convention centers, entertainment districts. The pitch is always the same: tourists will come, spending will follow, and the benefits will trickle down to everybody. Meanwhile, the neighborhoods two miles…
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Crime prevention doesn’t need new laws. It needs the money Congress already promised.
Let’s talk about crime prevention, because it’s the question I get asked most in Memphis, and the honest answer starts with what a freshman member of Congress can and can’t do. Here’s the thing – a first-term representative doesn’t walk in and pass landmark legislation. Seniority runs the committees, leadership runs the floor, and a…