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Tennessee Municipal League warns Jackson is losing $1.45 million from state revenue sharing; council adopts supportive resolution

2979588 · April 9, 2025
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Anthony Haynes of the Tennessee Municipal League told the council that Jackson is losing approximately $1.45 million this fiscal year from past state sales‑tax sharing practice changes; the council passed a resolution urging the state to restore the historic revenue‑sharing relationship.

Anthony Haynes, executive director of the Tennessee Municipal League, addressed the Jackson City Council on April 1 and urged support for a resolution asking the state to restore historic revenue sharing with municipalities.

Haynes said Tennessee cities lost roughly $92 million collectively in the current fiscal year because a portion of a sales‑tax increase enacted in 2002…

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