This year’s Council races will offer voters a range of candidates — some of them well funded, others operating on shoestring budgets — that span the ideological spectrum.
City Budget Approved
Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon’s $383.4 million spending plan emerges unchanged after Council scrutiny.
Kincannon’s Focus: Housing, Violence Prevention and Sustainability
The mayor’s budget proposal contains new initiatives but no property tax increase. That could change in future years.
Slicing the Pie
The Kincannon administration opened three days of budget hearings on Tuesday to help sort out next year’s spending plan.
Looking for Answers
The city is adopting new strategies to fill gaps in the services provided to help the homeless population off the streets and into housing.
Covering the ‘Last Mile’
Amazon’s planned delivery station will be the last stop in the supply chain before orders arrive at customers’ doorsteps in Knoxville.
Assembling the Field
Partisan politics and ideological principles undergird candidate recruiting efforts for City Council races in this year’s election.
Grief, Grievances and Grit
With anger and sorrow over the deaths of Austin-East students at a boiling point, city officials say they will redouble efforts to reduce gun violence.
Budget Resilience
Despite the pandemic, the city’s mid-year financial review shows revenues keeping pace with spending, at least for now.
The Year Ahead: City of Knoxville
Amid the pandemic, the city will hold an election and is set to move forward on a variety of initiatives and projects.