Nashville airport takeover bill and immigration legislation advance as debates continue over health care and education

Also: Buchanan Street commercial overlay advances, East Bank scrapyard redevelopment moves forward, resolution urging firing of NES CEO deferred 

Sen. Charlane Oliver, Councilmember Delishia Porterfield sponsor resolutions against Boring tunnel project

New bill would give state lawmakers power over airport authorities in Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga

During oral arguments, Metro attorneys argue that lawmakers wrote legislation targeting Nashville

Also: Resolution condemning The Boring Company deferred; North Nashville zoning matter pushed to March

Transit referendum, East Bank, Metro-state tension are among defining issues of term's first half

Years-long battle continues between state, Metro over size of 40-member legislative body 

Project funding, safety, utility concerns addressed in 18-page document

School board approves modifications in compliance with state legislation