There are 38 article(s) tagged Tennessee Comptroller:

• June 2022

  • County Commission may close out budget season

    A final vote Monday, June 6, on a county property tax rate of $3.39 is among the set of final votes that could end the county’s budget season ahead of the July 1 start of the new fiscal year.

    By Bill Dries June 06, 2022

  • County Commission Scorecard: Round property tax rate up or down?

    The Shelby County Commission Scorecard tracks how the commission votes went at the May 23 session on two key parts of the 2022 county budget season.

    By Bill Dries June 01, 2022

• April 2022

  • Strickland to outline latest budget proposal today

    Mayor Jim Strickland has been dropping hints about his budget proposal that include more of the unexpected adjustments the city budget has taken over the past two years because of the pandemic. 

    By Bill Dries April 19, 2022

• March 2022

  • Sanford: Mason should keep its charter, but must welcome financial help

    The bottom line is Mason’s elected leaders were right not to surrender the charter. They have a legitimate right to exist as an incorporated town.

    By Otis Sanford March 17, 2022

• October 2021

  • A bunch of bologna: Memphis groups billed state for meals they didn’t serve

    Two Memphis organizations providing meals to children in the summer of 2020 billed the state for meals they didn’t serve. Federally funded food programs have been susceptible to fraud for years.

    By Ian Round October 06, 2021

  • Comptroller’s office finds no fraud in use of clerk’s fees

    Halbert began complaining about the issue soon after she took office in 2018, resulting in the state investigation.

    By Bill Dries October 02, 2021

• June 2021

  • State comptroller offers guidance on COVID relief funds

    Tennessee Comptroller Jason Mumpower visited Collierville on Tuesday. During his visit, he provided guidance on American Rescue Plan funds to local government and school leaders.

    By Abigail Warren June 22, 2021

  • Bartlett High School choir teacher indicted for theft

    Paul Whited, a choir teacher at Bartlett High School, has been indicted on a theft charge, accused of stealing at least $6,900 in choir fees. 

    By Yolanda Jones June 04, 2021

• May 2021

  • Former charter school director indicted on theft, forgery charges

    Former executive director of Memphis charter school indicted on theft and forgery charges after she was accused of stealing $4,500 from the now closed school. 

    By Yolanda Jones May 27, 2021

  • Former U.S. Attorney has a new job with state Comptroller’s Office

    Michael Dunavant, former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, has a new job with the state Comptroller’s Office.

    By Yolanda Jones May 18, 2021

• September 2020

  • Two Memphis nonprofits accused of summer food program fraud

    The investigations date back to 2018.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff September 15, 2020

• April 2020

  • Burgess seeking state’s help on tax relief during pandemic

    Assessor Melvin Burgess needs the authorization of the state to move forward with initiatives to ease the tax burden for home and business owners impacted by the coronavirus.

    By Linda A. Moore April 23, 2020

• February 2019

  • Former Memphis nonprofit director indicted in $1 million mail fraud

    The former head of a Memphis nonprofit river conservation group has been indicted on charges involving $1 million in improper reimbursement payments made to the agency over a six-year period. 

    By Yolanda Jones February 21, 2019