Tennessee Governor To Dispatch More Highway Patrol Officers To Attempt To Curb Memphis Crime Wave

After State Senator Brent Taylor (R-Memphis-District 31) Requested Help In Curbing Crime In Memphis, Governor Bill Lee’s Office Has Announced That Additional Tennessee Highway Patrol Officers Will Be Sent To Shelby County.

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Memphis Will Ask For More Than $600M Granted In State Taxpayer Funds For Stadiums

Memphis Accepted $350 Million In State Taxpayer Funds For Upgrades At Its Sports Facilities And Plans To Ask Tennessee Taxpayers For More.

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Analysis: Who Really Pays In Tennessee’s Sports Stadium Sales Tax Zone Funding Scheme?

In Many Of The Cases, Rather Than Using Direct Funding Methods From City Or State Coffers, Tennessee Has Now Opted To Have A Portion Of Funding For The Bonds On Building Stadiums To Come From Sales Tax Zones. Those Funds Are Often Termed By Those Proposing Deals As User Fees. But Economists Say That Doesn’t Show The Full Impact.

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Memphis To Ask Tennessee Taxpayers For $350M As Part Of $684M Sports Arena Projects

The City Of Memphis Plans To Ask The State Of Tennessee To Contribute $350 Million Toward Renovation Projects At Three City-Owned Arenas And To Help Build A New Soccer-Specific Stadium For Memphis 901 FC.

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