Police, fire unions want sales tax hike to fund restoring their benefits
Holly Carter (center), a retired fire investigator, joins her colleagues as they take an elevator to the basement of City Hall to drop off a petition for a half-cent sales tax increase to restore benefits for police officers and firefighters while also funding road repairs and prekindergarten programs. (Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian)
Memphis police and fire unions are again seeking to increase the sales tax rate by half a cent to restore their benefits and pensions, but also to help pay for road repairs and pre-K programs.
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Memphis Memphis Fire Fighters Association Memphis Police AssocationYolanda Jones
Yolanda Jones covers criminal justice issues and general assignment news for The Daily Memphian. She previously was a reporter at The Commercial Appeal.
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