County grant panel near recommending ways to avoid future abuse
Commissioner Miska Clay Bibbs said she is interested in changing what happens on the “back end of the process.” She said she’s concerned about “making sure we are asking the right questions at the end. The application is fine. (Brad Vest/The Daily Memphian file)
Proposed changes to how the Shelby County Commission gives funds are area nonprofits follow the federal indictment of Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. on bribery and tax evasion charges.
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