County mayor wants new condition added to $1 million for U of M swim facility
Olympic swimmer Gabrielle Rose works with a child at the University of Memphis aquatic center in March. Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris wants the University of Memphis to give a timeline for when its lowest-paid workers will be paid $15 an hour as part of the release of $1 million budgeted for the university to update its swim facility. (Photo courtesy of Lisa Buser)
Lee Harris wants the University of Memphis to give a timeline for when its lowest-paid workers will be paid $15 an hour as part of the release of $1 million budgeted for the university to update its swim facility.
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Lee Harris Mark Billingsley Shelby County Commission Shelby County Government University of Memphis
Linda A. Moore
Linda A. Moore covers education, South Memphis and Whitehaven. A native of South Memphis, Linda has covered news in Memphis and Shelby County for more than 20 years and was formerly a reporter with The Commercial Appeal.
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