St. Louis city voters said yes to Prop P last night — following their county counterparts in granting a big pay raise to their police force.
The proposition cruised to victory with 59.7 percent of voting saying yes, according to final but unofficial results released by the city's board of election commissioners just before 10 p.m.
A total of 21 percent of city voters turned out.
The half-cent sales tax increase will provide about $19 million in additional revenue each year, $13 million of which will go to the police. Approval of the measure will give city cops a raise worth roughly $6,000 annually, plus another $4,000 in annual benefits.…