Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon proposes May 22, 2025, increasing the city sales tax to raise money for road paving, sidewalks and affordable housing.

Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon announced she would ask the city council to put a half-cent local option sales tax increase on the November ballot. If approved, the increased sales tax could raise as much as $47 million for things like affordable housing,