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Senate Finance Chairman Joey Fillingane said he killed a bill that would have helped Jackson raise money through a 1-percent sales tax because it became too unwieldy.

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Under a 2009 state law, Jackson has the authority to impose the tax with the approval of three-fifths of voters and with oversight from a legislative oversight board.

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