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A new board is responsible for MATA’s success, but their powers are limited
Memphis Area Transit Authority’s chief development officer, John Lancaster (center), leads a tour of the organization’s ...
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Voter turnout is down in Shelby County. How do we improve it?
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U.S. Senate debate: Sen. Marsha Blackburn and Rep. Gloria Johnson invited
Join us Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. for a live debate between the candidates vying to represent the state of Tennessee in the U.S. Senate for the next six years. The debate will take place at the ...
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Black men are still dying young. Several efforts are attempting to change the status quo in Memphis.
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Who are the new MATA board members — and have they ever taken the bus?
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For transit success, ‘narrative’ around MATA must change
Sammie Hunter rides the bus in 2017. Photo by Andrea Morales for MLK50 Just before the Memphis Area Transit Authority Board voted to cut routes, bus rider Annika Easley urged those board members to ...
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MATA cuts 5 routes, says issues with city funding could lead to ‘no buses running the streets’
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Nichols’ verdict threatens the legitimacy of the criminal legal system
Rev. Earle J. Fisher leads a prayer alongside friends and family of Tyre Nichols at a vigil outside the Odell Horton Federal Building during the federal trial against three of the police officers that ...
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MATA needs steady funding. What would it take to get it?
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Underfunded for years, MATA’s woes continue to harm working-class riders
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