Wheel-tax hike, Wanda Halbert top list of 2023’s County Commission votes
Shelby County Commissioners Miska Clay Bibbs (second from left) and David Bradford (third from left) listen as Commission Chairman Mickell Lowery makes a point during the June 11 meeting on the county budget. (Bill Dries/The Daily Memphian file)
A $25 wheel-tax hike tops the annual list of significant votes by the Shelby County Commission. The vote had a ripple effect on the 13-member body from electing a new chair to a special prosecutor investigating County Clerk Wanda Halbert.
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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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