Katherine Burgess

Sen. Taylor's criticisms are often broad, and those examples that are specific — such as Mulroy not prosecuting drag shows — often lack in context.

As he faces an effort to oust him from office, Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy has been accused of, among other things, offering too many plea deals and dismissing too many cases. In p…

Kema Mosby checked the MATA app early one morning while waiting at a bus stop on her way to work. Photo by Andrea Morales for MLK50 As the remnants of Hurricane Francine brought high winds and rain…

A rider loads on to bus route 52 on a rainy morning earlier this month. Photo by Andrea Morales for MLK50 The city of Memphis is not releasing funding budgeted for the Memphis Area Transit Authorit…

The Board of the Memphis Area Transit Authority voted last month to take its operating budget from the $85 million needed to continue current operations to a new budget of $67.8 million, reflecting…

Sammie Hunter, 53, (left) stands at a bus stop on East Brooks Road while waiting on a transfer during his commute home in August 2017. The trip home is about a ten-minute car ride but takes him at …

MATA, Memphis’ beleaguered public transit system, is in need of major investments. But that’s a challenge when the narrative around public transit is negative, a narrative grounded in a deeply flaw…

MLK50 spoke with seven of the new board members for the Memphis Area Transit Authority about their personal experience with public transit in Memphis.

Voters at Abundant Grace Fellowship Church streamed in and out of the polls on Tuesday afternoon. Photo by Andrea Morales for MLK50 As early voting ends, fewer Shelby County voters have turned up t…

Memphis Area Transit Authority’s chief development officer, John Lancaster (center), leads a tour of the organization’s operations center and transit hubs in October. Photo by Andrea Morales for ML…