New bill would oust Memphis airport board
State Sen. Paul Bailey, R-Sparta, presents a bill in a state Senate committee on at the Tennessee Capitol in Nashville on March 25. (Noah McLane/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Local control of Tennessee’s airports would be grounded if a bill that would give airport-board appointment power to a handful of state lawmakers glides through both chambers.
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Memphis International Airport Tennessee General Assembly Memphis Shelby County Airport AuthorityNoah McLane
Noah McLane reports on the state house for The Daily Memphian. He was born and raised in Tennessee and attended journalism school at Middle Tennessee State University, where his passion for community-focused storytelling began.
Prior to writing for The Daily Memphian, Noah was the editor-in-chief of his college newspaper, worked on general assignment for the Jackson Hole News & Guide in Jackson, Wyoming, and was most recently an editorial intern at the Nashville Scene.
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