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Wheel-tax compromise points to broader shift on County Commission

By , Daily Memphian Updated: July 01, 2023 11:03 PM CT | Published: July 01, 2023 4:00 AM CT

The $25 wheel-tax hike compromise approved by the Shelby County Commission broke a polite form of dysfunction on the body that could give way to a working majority crossing party lines on other issues.

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Bill Dries

Bill Dries

Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for more than 40 years.


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