$21 an hour EDGE minimum wage proposal goes down in council vote
Councilman Martavius Jones, seen here in 2019, tried to delay the vote on a $21/hour minimum wage for EDGE projects, but his effort was voted down. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian file)
The higher minimum wage for EDGE tax break incentives was well short of seven votes Tuesday, Oct. 19, on the Memphis City Council. Opponents of the measure defeated a move to delay the outcome but there may still be some life left in the call for higher pay for tax breaks.
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