County approves 1.5% of budget for transit, but unsure what to do with other MATA money
Shelby County Commissioners wonder what to do with $2.5 million for MATA that has not been used.
Shelby County Commissioners wonder what to do with $2.5 million for MATA that has not been used.
Commissioner Tami Sawyers defends her opinion on law enforcement officers living where they work.
Participants at a Shelby County public transportation ad hoc committee examined a number of ways the county can find dedicated funding for MATA.
The Shelby County sheriff is suggesting a more specific residency requirement, with limits, than the one that failed on first reading Monday before the Shelby County Commission.
An ad hoc committee of the County Commission on residency for Shelby County workers is considering limited exceptions for sheriff's deputies and fire department personnel.
Shelby County Commissioners voted down on first reading Monday an ordinance that would let voters decide if county workers must live in the county.
A resolution to cut the wheel tax by $5 was voted down by the Shelby County Commission Monday.
You can’t hack a flesh-and-blood voter marking his own ballot.
A Shelby County Commission ad hoc committee intends to make it harder for county workers to live outside the county.
An ordinance that would put the question of residency requirements for employees to Shelby County voters failed in committee Wednesday.
A public transportation ad hoc committee will try to come up with a way to raise about $9 million in county funds for the Memphis Area Transit Authority.
Kansas City, Missouri, could soon be the first major city to offer free bus service. But Memphis isn't there yet.
The Shelby County Commission is expected to consider a new resolution to raise $9 million for MATA through a $20 increase in the motor vehicle tax.
A proposed $20 wheel tax increase for MATA funding wasn't voted on Monday by the Shelby County Commission, which will revisit the resolution next week in committee.
The utility expected all power to be restored to customers by midnight Monday. Presidents Island had the most sustained damage, with numerous power poles broken or uprooted by straight-line winds.
Commissioner Willie Brooks, a sponsor of the wheel-tax resolution, said he's willing to find other ways to fund MATA.
Members of the committee spent hours hearing from MATA supporters Wednesday and will vote Monday on a $20 wheel tax increase for the transit authority.
MICAH is rallying behind a Shelby County Commission resolution to raise the wheel tax by $20 to increase funding for the Memphis Area Transit Authority.
Commission committees will be asked to consider raising the wheel tax by $20 to fund MATA.
In a letter to the U.S. Department of State, Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris notified federal officials that the county will continue to welcome refugees.
A five-year, $5 million study of potential threats to Memphis’ drinking water supply has been slowed by protracted contract negotiations between MLGW and a University of Memphis research unit.
The Shelby County Sheriff's Office will begin the New Year patrolling areas that have been de-annexed from Memphis.
Bobby Lanier, former Germantown alderman and county mayoral aide, died Saturday. He was 90 years old.
MATA now has free Wi-Fi for riders on buses, MATAplus and the trolleys.
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris wants to help the state reinstate driver’s licenses, a huge criminal justice issue for about 100,000 county residents.