Strickland wants to dip into sales tax funds for police and firefighter raises
Memphis mayor Jim Strickland delivers his final budget proposal to the Memphis City Council April 25. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
The move is the latest in Strickland’s push to boost Memphis police numbers.
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Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise and investigative reporter who focuses on local government and politics. A native Rhode Islander who lives in Midtown, he enjoys tennis, golf and reading.
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