BillHobbs.com is a frequently updated blog of original reporting and commentary by Bill Hobbs, a longtime Nashville journalist and media relations adviser. I am currently serving as communications director for the Tennessee Republican Party, a job I began on Oct. 29, 2007.
U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., favors repeal of the Wright Amendment - and has sponsored legislation that would exempt Tennessee from the Wright Amendment if it is not repealed. That's the gist of a letter Rep. Blackburn, who represents Tennessee's 7th District, sent me, and which arrived today. No word yet on how the recently announced "compromise" deal that would repeal the Wright Amendment in eight years affects Blackburn's legislation. See the letter by clicking the image thumbnail to the right.
For past coverage of the debate over the Wright Amendment, which prevents Southwest Airlines from flying non-stop to Dallas from Nashville and many other cities and causes Nashvillians to pay much-higher airfares to Big D, click here, or read these recent posts of mine:
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