Governor opposes airport- naming bill

Gov. Asa Hutchinson said the Legislature shouldn’t enact legislation that’s aimed at requiring Bill and Hillary

Clinton National Airport/ Adams Field to change its name.

Under Senate Bill 430 by Sen. Jason Rapert, R- Bigelow, no municipal airport in Arkansas that is paid for “in whole or in part with public funds” can be named for a living person who was elected to federal, state, county or municipal office and received a salary for his or her service in the office.

Hutchinson said the Little Rock airport is directed by a commission appointed for that duty, and the commission named the airport for the former president and first lady.

“I respect that decision, and I do not think that the legislative body should interfere with that,” the Republican governor told reporters.

– Michael R. Wickline