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Memphis mulls half-cent tax raise

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (FOX13) -

Stop if you have heard this before. The city of Memphis sales tax could be going up.

Sound familiar? It should.

Voters shot down a Shelby County-wide sales tax option during the November 2012 election, but city council might try a "Memphis only" hike.

The issue was discussed Tuesday when the council met for the first

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Hiring freeze shows 200 police vacancies

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (FOX13) -

With crime numbers for 2012 going up the Memphis Police Department still finds itself with more than 200 job vacancies.

But, according to the city's human resources department that figure could rise with more police officers opting to retire.

The figures reflect the results of a city hiring freeze that was

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Evers-Williams to deliver inauguration invocation

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (FOX13) -

Myrlie Evers-Williams of Mississippi, the widow of slain Civil Rights activist Medgar Evers, has been invited to Washington, D.C. for President Barack Obama's second inauguration.

Evers-Williams will deliver the invocation at the Jan. 21 inauguration ceremony at The Capitol.

Jan. 21 is also Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Firefighters investigate South Memphis arsons

SOUTH MEMPHIS, Tenn. (FOX13) -

The Memphis Fire Department is investigating five fires set inside abandoned homes in a South Memphis neighborhood over the last few days.

"At this time our investigators are conducting a comprehensive investigation to determine what the actual cause and origin of these fires are," Memphis Fire Spokesperson

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How will national health care plan work?

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (FOX13) -

The beginnings of affordable health care are starting to take shape.

But many are not sure if the health care plan they now have through the Church Health Center will continue to work for them after the Affordable Health Care Act is fully implemented.

They are not alone. Many Americans have no real understanding what

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