Summary
A new petition in Jonesboro is trying to put a public safety sales tax on the ballot. If it gets enough signatures, voters will decide whether to add a little to sales tax to pay for police and fire services. The catch: it only matters if you vote—and if it passes, you'll feel it at the register.
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If approved, you'd pay slightly more sales tax on purchases, with the revenue earmarked for police and fire.
Police and fire departments—and residents who rely on faster emergency response—would get the funding boost.
Shoppers and local taxpayers would shoulder the higher sales tax, which can hit lower-income households harder.
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