Memphis mayor, council clash over ‘poor budgeting’
Memphis council members Jerri Green, pictured far left, Michalyn Easter-Thomas, Philip Spinosa and JB Smiley Jr. unveiled a budget amendment to fund the city employee raises and contribute cash to the city’s rainy-day fund. (Benjamin Naylor/The Daily Memphian file)
Memphis Mayor Paul Young and a segment of the Memphis City Council are at odds about the council’s proposed plans to amend the city budget.
Those plans could include cutting the Memphis Area Transit Authority’s funding in half, raising revenue projections and extending the city’s ongoing hiring freeze.
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Samuel Hardiman
Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise reporter who focuses on government and politics. He began his career at the Tulsa World where he covered business and K-12 education. Hardiman came to Memphis in 2018 to join the Memphis Business Journal, covering government and economic development. He then served as the Commercial Appeal’s city hall reporter and later joined The Daily Memphian in 2023. His current work focuses on the intersection of government, public policy, influence and how public dollars are spent.
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