City Council votes down health insurance benefits for itself
Memphis City Council members Edmund Ford Sr. (left) and Jerri Green listened to a presentation on Jan. 23. Green voted against while Ford abstained from the vote for the proposed health insurance benefits for council members. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
After several moves to delay or table the measure, it failed without getting a single yes vote.
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