Legislators bring back proposal for new Shelby County jail
State Rep. John Gillespie, R-Memphis, (right) and state Sen. Raumesh Akbari, D-Memphis, (left) have a bill that would raise Shelby County’s sales tax a full percent for a new jail. It sees a committee tomorrow, Feb. 12. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
State Rep. John Gillespie, R-Memphis, and state Sen. Raumesh Akbari, D-Memphis, have proposed a bill allowing Shelby County to ask voters if they want to raise the local-option sales tax from 2.75% to 3.75%.
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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 Downtown, he enjoys tennis, golf and reading.
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