The Clark County Commission on Tuesday voted unanimously to rechristen McCarran International Airport for former Nevada Sen. Harry Reid despite opponents’ fears that the move would be politically divisive and miss an opportunity to align the airport’s brand with Las Vegas.
Spearheaded by Commissioner Tick Segerblom, who tried as a state senator in 2017 to rename McCarran after the longtime influential Democratic lawmaker, the commission directed county staff to submit a request for the name change to the Federal Aviation Administration.
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