The Memphis federal court case from the 1990s that has some similarities to the Roger Stone case, Buttigieg sends on-the-ground people to Tennessee, early voting markers from four years ago and Bloomberg supporters want to talk horse race.

A roundup of a busy week in local, state and national politics.

Shelby County Commissioners Tami Sawyer and Mick Wright talk about the effort to get some kind of county funding for the city bus system back on the road and what that means in terms of accountability and what taxpayers can afford.

Memphis City Council members J.B. Smiley Jr. and Dr. Jeff Warren talk about the legal opinion they are seeking on a way to finance MLGW infrastructure with projected savings from leaving the Tennessee Valley Authority.

Robert Donati of the political action committee Future901 talks about the local PACs effort to raise money for state House races and get it to key races that can make a difference in 2020.

City council member Chase Carlisle talks about the start of the new council’s four-year term of office and the Downtown-Midtown development boom and what that could mean for areas of disinvestment.

We review the city election year, the third car fee and whether a half cent sales tax hike will restore benefits for police and firefighters.

Sam Goff, who ran as the Republican nominee for Shelby County Commission in 2018, says he is leaving the party over the impeachment of President Donald Trump.

Thomas Abt, the author of “Bleeding Out,” the policy tome new Memphis City Council members are reading, talks about urban violence and different methods for reducing it.

Aspire Public Schools superintendent Dr. Nick Manning talks about Aspire’s new local control model and the relationship between charter school operators and Shelby County Schools.