There are 21 article(s) tagged Tennessee Comptroller:

• June 2024

  • Here’s what’s going on with MATA’s gaping deficit

    Though MATA is expected to have a shortfall for the second year in a row, local leaders say bus service must continue to run. 

    By Bill Dries, Samuel Hardiman June 15, 2024

• March 2024

  • County Clerk’s office doesn’t understand software, state comptroller says

    The local government audit unit of the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office issued its report Thursday, March 21, on incorrect revenue figures from the Shelby County Clerk’s office after a three-week investigation that included a week in Memphis.

    By Bill Dries March 21, 2024

  • Circuit Court Clerk asks for audit before decisions are made about number of Shelby County judges

    The weighted caseload study could impact the amount of resources or number of judges Shelby County’s judicial district could have.

    By Julia Baker March 15, 2024

  • Wanda Halbert postpones meeting with County Commission on inaccurate revenue reports

    Less than 24 hours before what was expected to be a pointed question-and-answer session, Halbert emailed commissioners, saying she wouldn’t be able to attend and asking to put it off for a month.

    By Bill Dries March 06, 2024

• September 2022

  • Criminal Court Clerk staffer indicted on theft charge

    The former principal court clerk was fired two years ago for taking nearly $62,000 in cash from evidence boxes starting in 2018. He was indicted on the criminal charges last month.

    By Bill Dries September 09, 2022

• August 2022

  • EXCLUSIVE: Assessor alleges Halbert decision costs county $4M a year in lost tax revenue

    As comptroller urges ouster of Wanda Halbert, a new controversy emerges.

    By Marc Perrusquia August 29, 2022

  • Halbert goes to Jamaica, Comptroller says she’s ‘AWOL’

    The Tennessee Comptroller’s office confirmed Halbert’s vacation to Jamaica with Comptroller Jason Mumpower calling her “AWOL.”

    By Bill Dries August 22, 2022

  • Comptroller’s office says closing county clerk’s office to public is ‘unusual’

    The Tennessee Comptroller’s office plans to meet with other state officials about assisting or providing oversight of the Shelby County Clerk’s office and its distribution of license plates and the renewal of car tags.

    Related story:

    County Clerk’s office limits number of car title drops for auto dealers

    By Ian Round, Bill Dries August 18, 2022

• 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