A list of 2024 wasteful Tennessee government spending projects is Memphis Area Transit, which spends millions on local NBA franchises, new offices and furniture suites, according to an annual survey by a Nashville-based think tank It was an authority (MATA) movement. .
The Beacon Center’s annual “Pork Report” includes wasteful spending, approval of Gov. Bill Lee’s reboot for universal private school vouchers, and federal efficiency under President Donald Trump ( 1,200 Tennessees were surveyed on topics including the creation of DOGE.
WREG-TV in Memphis First reported MATA’s board approved more than $1.1 million for new office spaces, $600,000 for office furniture and more than $500,000 for suites for Memphis Grizzlies basketball games in 2021.
“Tennessee voters ignore their obligation to consider taxpayer interests and spend money on the luxurious expenses that Mata has benefited only board members while carrying out the enormous deficit. I agree that it is unethical in “To regain this irresponsible spending, the city needs to consider cutting bus and trolley lines and punish those who are most dependent on public transport. there is.”
MATA spending narrowly ousted $2.3 billion spent on the new NFL stadium for the Tennessee Titans, ranking second in the survey. The team and the NFL are paying $840 million. The rest is generated by state and Nashville local taxes.
Survey respondents were ranked as follows: Third Lebanon City Council’s new restaurant tax allocation of $1.5 million.
In other polls, 67% of respondents either strongly support or have some support for Lee’s school voucher plan. This will allow parents of K-12 students to access $7,075 per student with public funds. Of the Republicans surveyed, 37% said they strongly support the program, while 33% of Democrats expressed strong support.
When asked about support for the creation of a new Federal Efficiency Department, 79% of Republicans expressed their support, while only 27% of Democrats did.
The survey was conducted December 16-27 by Nashville-based Targoz Market Research. Of the 1,200 people surveyed, 540 were identified as Republicans, 288 were identified as Democrats and 372 were identified as independent voters.
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