Lawmakers inch toward sales-tax hike to pay for ‘ungodly problem’
“I’ll just say this: Our jail in Shelby County really is a humanitarian crisis,” said Tennessee State Sen. Raumesh Akbari. (The Daily Memphian file)
NASHVILLE — A bill proposing a one percentage point increase to Shelby County’s local sales and use tax passed a Tennessee Senate State and Local Government Committee on Wednesday, April 2.
The revenue generated from the tax increase would exclusively fund the construction of a new jail in Shelby County.
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Benjamin Smith
Benjamin Smith reports on state politics for The Daily Memphian. Ben studied journalism at The University of Alabama and wrote for magazines in Alexander City, Alabama. Ben currently lives in Nashville and enjoys music, basketball and reading.
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