Bill Lee: “Taxpayers deserve better. And at some point... we have to know if taxpayers are getting a bang for their buck.”

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

Carrying out a lawfully imposed sentence is among the State’s most serious responsibilities, and the people of Tennessee expect it to be done in a manner that is not only legal and constitutional, but is effective.

So far as we know, the Department of Correction followed exactly the protocol that was outlined and vetted and approved by the attorney general’s office.

The people of our state deserve to have those questions answered. And that’s what this investigation’s for.