This week (May 11), the panel discusses the shape of the new Unified School System; also, the city of Memphis gets more aggressive with the war on blight, plus more revelations from the Juvenile court investigation.

On Thursday, May 3, 2012, Sen. Mark Norris, the TN Senate Majority Leader, sat down with Eric Barnes of the Memphis Daily News and Jackson Baker of the Memphis Flyer. In the following unaired clips from that interview, Norris discusses the “Death Tax” and answers a question from Baker about Governor Haslam’s view of the Municipal School Referendum Bill.

This week (May 4) on Behind the Headlines, state Sen. Mark Norris talks to Eric Barnes and Jackson Baker about municipal schools, plus some on the Memphis City Council are calling for de-annexation as a way of balancing the city budget.

This week (April 27), the panel discusses the pressure on Tennessee lawmakers to pass the guns in parking lots bills and the arrival of The American Queen. Plus, are airport fares in Memphis causing a drag on economic development?

This week (April 20), the panel discusses the guns in parking lots bills, Memphis Mayor A C Wharton’s request for a 47-cent one-time property tax to cover the cost of court-ordered school funding, and Memphis Police Director Toney Armstrong’s first year on the job.

This week (April 13), the Behind the Headlines panel discusses Memphis City Schools Superintendent Kriner Cash’s job possibility in Charlotte, North Carolina. Plus, the evolution bill becomes law without Governor Haslam’s signature, and the fate of the municipal schools bill may lie with a Federal Judge.

This week (April 6), the Behind the Headlines panel discusses Pinnacle Airlines’ bankruptcy petition. Plus, the State Legislature wonders about the constitutionality of municipal school bills.

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This week (March 30), the Behind the Headlines panel questions whether the State Legislature will lift a 14-year-old ban on new municipal school districts. Plus, the Beale Street redevelopment project starts to show some tangible results, and Operation Safe Community is credited for a 24 percent drop in violent crime in Memphis and Shelby County.

This week (March 23), the Behind the Headlines panel discusses the Tennessee attorney general’s statement that municipal schools cannot proceed until after Memphis City Schools and Shelby County Schools have merged. Plus, Memphis City Council decides to dip into the reserve fund to cover a projected operating deficit.