Little Rock sales-tax increase proposal approved for November ballot

July 30, 2024 at 7:27 p.m. | Updated July 30, 2024 at 10:02 p.m.

by Lena Miano

Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. talks to the Rotary Club of Little Rock for a State of the City update on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at the Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Thomas Metthe)
Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. talks to the Rotary Club of Little Rock for a State of the City update on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at the Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Thomas Metthe)


Residents of Little Rock will be able to vote on a referendum regarding Mayor Frank Scott Jr.’s 1% sales-tax increase in November after the city’s Board of Directors passed a resolution and four ordinances Tuesday aimed at placing the proposal on the ballot under emergency measures.

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