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Chokwe Lumumba speaks after the 1% sales tax passed a vote 90.1% to 9.9%.

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Chokwe Lumumba, 1947-2014

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Jackson Gives Local-Option Sales Tax a Resounding 'Yes'

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba had plenty of reasons to be happy when he took to the podium at The Room Tuesday night—700,000 reasons, to be exact.

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