City’s annual payment for Grizzlies’ shortfalls coming out of rainy day fund
A Memphis police officer directs traffic outside of the FedExForum before the first round of the NCAA Tournament on March 22, 2024. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
On Tuesday, the Memphis City Council is scheduled to amend the existing budget so the city can pay the Grizzlies; the payment was not part of the budget when it passed last summer.
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Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise and investigative reporter who focuses on local government and politics. A native Rhode Islander who lives Downtown, he enjoys tennis, golf and reading.
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