Travelers Weigh Push to Rename Las Vegas’ McCarran Airport

The push to change McCarran International Airport’s name has been reignited as the nation reconsiders the practice of erecting statues or naming buildings after historical figures with a racist or controversial past.

All Democratic members of Nevada’s congressional delegation sent a letter earlier this month to Gov. Steve Sisolak and state legislative leaders asking them to rename the airport and remove a statue of former U.S. Sen. Pat McCarran in the U.S. Capitol.

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