Bill Lee: “We need to be honest with the taxpayer, and we need to let them know what we have committed to paying.”

The people of Tennessee have determined that the death penalty is the appropriate penalty for the most heinous crimes in the state.

It’s a tragedy, and it’s deeply disturbing that that has happened in this state. The people deserve better than that.

We have really seen the airport board and commissioners just step right into one decision to the next to make sure that this happened.

It’s exactly why we will have a thorough, comprehensive review of what happened, so that we can know the answers that so many people want.