Excess xAI tax revenue could be earmarked for Memphis pre-K
Memphis City Council member Michalyn Easter-Thomas’ resolution would allocate any excess money from xAI’s property tax payment to prekindergarten programs. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
During a Tuesday, June 24, committee meeting, Memphis City Council members will consider a change to the fiscal year 2026 budget they approved just two weeks ago.
Council member Michalyn Easter-Thomas is proposing the first amendment to the new fiscal year’s budget, which starts July 1.
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Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for almost 50 years covering a wide variety of stories from the 1977 death of Elvis Presley and the 1978 police and fire strikes to numerous political campaigns, every county mayor and every Memphis Mayor starting with Wyeth Chandler.
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