WREG

MATA spent millions on new office, furniture, Grizzlies suite, more

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A box suite for Memphis Grizzlies games, millions on furniture and equipment for a new office in a downtown skyscraper, and more — WREG Investigators spent hours poring through ...
FOX13 Memphis

MATA board members who resigned identified

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Five Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) Board members resigned Thursday morning, city officials confirmed to FOX13. The board is made up of a total of nine members, meaning more ...
WREG

MATA executives emailed about serious problems years before they were made public

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Top executives at the Memphis Area Transit Authority knew about serious problems before announcing them. MATA announced a $60-million shortfall last summer. It was a financial failure ...
FOX13 Memphis

MATA announces extension of free rides

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) is allowing everyone to ride the bus for free for a longer period of time. The pilot program was set to expire at the end of the month but ...
Commercial Appeal

Audit finds MATA ignored past budgets, did not document expenses, co-mingled grant funds

A PwC audit revealed Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) disregarded budgets, lacked thorough transaction records, and had undocumented expenses. MATA operated without defined departmental budgets ...
Memphis Flyer

MATA Board Responds To Financial Misspending Findings

The Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA’s) Board of Commissioners voiced their commitment to addressing internal financial problems, following the release of a monetary audit. Earlier this week, ...
rcfp

Public 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 ...