Records Shed Light on Questionable Spending at Memphis Transit Agency

Records shed light on questionable spending at Memphis transit agency

Memphis Area Transit Authority executives spent hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars on travel, hotels, and dinners while the agency battled financial issues that culminated in the announcement of a $60 million deficit last year, according to new reporting from WREG Memphis.  Public records that WREG investigative reporter Jessica Gertler obtained with free legal support from an attorney at the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press s…

Jackson quietly settles long-standing consent decree over transit system

Just before municipal elections this year, the city of Jackson quietly settled a more than decade-long battle over public transportation standards for people who have disabilities.