Yarber in fighting mood as Bryant signs Jackson-Evers takeover
Gov. Phil Bryant’s signing Wednesday of a bill giving control of Jackson-Medgar Evers International Airport and Hawkins Field to the state led Jackson Mayor Tony Yarber to pledge a constitutional challenge of the takeover.
Yarber said in an emailed statement that he will “stand up for the city’s residents when it comes to unconstitutional measures….
…”Gov. Phil Bryant’s signing of the bill shows he has sided with the cell of lawmakers and entrepreneurs commissioned to commandeer the City’s municipal airports,” he said in his statement. “We will not yield to the legislation, but will challenge its constitutionality. Senate Bill 2162 is unconstitutional and not supported by either state or federal law.”
MBJ
5/5/16
Magnolia Tribune
