Sales Tax Referendum

Wharton Talks Vision For First Full Term

Eleanor Boudreau — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 22:36:07 +0000

In his first State of the City address since being elected to a full term in office, Memphis Mayor A C Wharton said his measures to fight blight, crime, and gangs are working, “The state of our city is sound and continues to improve.”

Sale Tax Hike Fails At Polls

Eleanor Boudreau — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 08:36:45 +0000

All six of the suburbs outside of Memphis elected municipal school boards, but they are still waiting for a ruling from a judge. Federal judge Hardy Mays is weighing whether or not the state law, which opened the door for municipal schools in Shelby County, is constitutional.

Shelby County Votes On President, Sales Tax And Municipal School Boards Tomorrow

Eleanor Boudreau — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 12:00:00 +0000

The presidential contest is expected to drive voter turnout across the nation and the state. Almost 1.5 million Tennesseans cast ballots early. That’s the second-highest early voting turnout in state history, just shy of 2008 totals.

Sales Tax Referendum Enflames Tensions Between Memphis And Its Suburbs

Eleanor Boudreau — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Early voting is underway and residents in Memphis and the unincorporated county are voting on a half-cent sales tax increase.

Outside the early voting location at the Agricenter, Nancy Ream said she and her husband voted for the sales tax increase, “my understanding is that it is supposed to go for Pre-K money and this is a community that really does need money for Pre-K, for kids under five. We need to get those kids in school as fast as possible.”