The representatives were not unified on a single issue, but their message was that even if aviation is a privatized industry, it is an economic catalyst that should be achieving more for the greater good. First, the populist measures. “Discontent among airline travelers has been increasing and it’s for a good reason,” said Steve Cohen (D-Tennessee). “When it comes to unreasonable airline fees, the airlines have gone beyond imaginable levels.” Cohen sponsored H.R.5195, the FAIR Fees Act which prohibits “unreasonable or disproportional” charges and directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish standards.
Flood Warning Issued March 23 at 7:48PM CDT Until April 9 at 11:17AM CDT by NWS Memphis TN | WSIL TV
In Tennessee, grain terminal south of the Interstate 155 bridge is flooding. Highway 88 is flooded at places in the north bottom of Lauderdale County.
Flood Warning Issued March 23 at 7:48PM CDT Until April 9 at 11:17AM CDT by NWS Memphis TN | WSIL TV
In Tennessee, grain terminal south of the Interstate 155 bridge is flooding. Highway 88 is flooded at places in the north bottom of Lauderdale County.
MATA Announces Immediate Social Distancing Measures | Local 24 ABC
The Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) will implement temporary social distancing measures on its fleet of fixed-route, paratransit vehicles and Trolley cars. These immediate measures are in response to the spread of the COVID-19 disease and the expansion of Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland and Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris’s emergency orders. There are 42 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Shelby County.
Tennessee Lawmakers Pass Budget, Ends 2020 Session Early | WREG 3
Tennessee lawmakers have shut down their 2020 session early in reaction to widespread disruptions caused by the coronavirus after passing a dramatically reduced spending plan for the upcoming year. Lawmakers have been scrambling to approve a newly designed 2020-21 fiscal year budget since the beginning of the week, maintaining that the only “mission critical” proposals would be passed before recessing and heading back to work as soon as June 1. The overhauled $39.8 billion spending plan approved Thursday is nearly a $1 billion less than what Republican Gov. Bill Lee originally proposed earlier this year.
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