Two of the state’s top Republican leaders want a federal judge to rule on a case about legislation that would give control of the Jackson airport to state officials.

Gov. Phil Bryant and Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, through federal court filings, have asked for a judgment on the case.

During the 2016 session, lawmakers approved legislation that would replace the five-member board of commissioners selected by Jackson officials with a nine-member commission appointed by the governor, lieutenant governor and supervisors in Madison and Rankin counties as well as Jackson officials.

A Jackson resident and, eventually, the city sued to block the bill from taking effect. Reeves also filed a separate motion asking to dismiss the case.

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Bryant, Reeves seek Jackson airport ruling

by R.L. Nave, Mississippi Today
January 10, 2017

<h1>Bryant, Reeves seek Jackson airport ruling</h1> <p class="byline">by R.L. Nave, Mississippi Today <br />January 10, 2017</p> <div id="attachment_2765" class="wp-block-image wp-caption"> <figure class="alignright is-resized"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/airport_Capture.png?ssl=1"><img src="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/airport_Capture.png?resize=336%2C181&amp;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-2765" height="181" width="336" /></a><figcaption><strong>The Jackson Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport</strong></figcaption></figure> </div> <p>Two of the state’s top Republican leaders want a federal judge to rule on&nbsp;a case about legislation that would give control of the Jackson airport to state officials.</p> <p>Gov. Phil Bryant and Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, through federal court filings, have asked for a judgment on the case.</p> <p>During the 2016 session, lawmakers approved legislation that would replace the five-member board of commissioners selected by Jackson officials with a nine-member commission appointed by the governor, lieutenant governor and supervisors in Madison and Rankin counties as well as Jackson officials.</p> <p>A Jackson resident and, eventually, the city sued to block the bill from taking effect. Reeves also filed a separate motion asking to dismiss the case.</p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mississippitoday.org/2017/01/10/bryant-reeves-seek-jackson-airport-ruling/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mississippitoday.org&quot;&gt;Mississippi Today&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.&lt;img src=&quot;https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/06074517/MT_icon-logo-favicon-1-200x200.png&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;&lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://mississippitoday.org/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=42132&amp;amp;ga4=G-VSX4B701MS&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://mississippitoday.org/2017/01/10/bryant-reeves-seek-jackson-airport-ruling/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/mississippitoday.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</p> Copy to Clipboard

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