A heated debate unfolded Tuesday during a Shelby County Commission committee meeting over whether to reverse a decision that cut in half the terms of five elected Memphis-Shelby County Schools board members.

During the broadcast, the woman criticised Reform candidate Llyr Powell’s stance on immigration, claiming she had "never felt so unwelcome in my own home town" and directly told him: "Mr Powell, I blame you for that." This interaction quickly went viral and was widely discussed throughout the remainder of the campaign, the party stated.

To kick off the new year, five parties took part in a special debate on BBC Radio Wales' Sunday Supplement with Huw Irranca Davies for Labour, Conservatives' James Evans, Mabon ap Gwynfor from Plaid Cymru, Rodney Berman of the Liberal Democrats and Greens' Anthony Slaughter. Reform declined an invitation to take part.

Also in education news, a new report by the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury highlights the impact of state's first voucher program in Memphis.

POLITICAL parties lined up today to condemn Reform UK’s contempt towards Wales after it ducked out of the first Senedd 2026 election debate.BBC Wales politics editor Gareth Lewis said that Reform had accepted an invitation to appear on the Sunday morning radio debate along with five other parties,

University Park council members and Dallas Area Rapid Transit leaders face a decisive vote Tuesday regarding the agency’s future after a pointed debate

Reform Party leader Lee Jun-seok has accepted a debate request from a famous YouTuber who graduated from Seoul National University regarding "election fraud." The YouTuber promised to pay 100 million Korean won if Lee successfully refutes his claims of election fraud.