MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) said the ground of the area which its facility sits on is sinking. “That’s a terrible mistake,” said Derrick Braden, a person who grew up in the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — You may not ride a public ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) could soon have new leadership. The MATA board approved Wednesday a move to bring in an outside group to lead the troubled agency on a temporary ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Area Transit Authority leaders asked city council Tuesday for $45 million, saying the city’s proposed budget allocation could have negative effects on the transit system for ...

Memphis Area Transit Authority is set to lay off employees in an effort to pass a balanced budget, MATA spokesperson Chundra Smith confirmed in an email on Monday. The transit organization did not ...

The Memphis Area Transit Authority passed its fiscal year 2025 budget Tuesday, meaning it will have layoffs for more than 200 employees and a reduction in bus services. The move does not come as a ...

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 ...

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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 ...