The Nevada Senate Tuesday voted 13-8 to approve $380 million in public financing for a baseball stadium in Las Vegas that’s planned to house the relocated Oakland A’s.
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It’s hard to tell whether the Oakland Athletics are a bigger farce on or off the field.
Stu Clary’s social media feeds were filled with A’s fans furious they were being blamed for the slow death of baseball in Oakland. He saw Rob Manfred point to sparse crowds at the Coliseum as a key reason the team needs to abandon its home of 55 years and start over in the Las Vegas desert.
The Legislature has adjourned until Monday, after the Senate on Thursday failed to take action on the Oakland A’s stadium proposal that is the subject of the current special session.
State senators peppered supporters of the Oakland A’s stadium project with questions during a hearing in a special session. A vote could come Thursday.
The bill would have earmarked up to $380 million in public funds for the construction of the A’s $1.5 billion Strip ballpark on the site of the Tropicana.
The Athletics are reportedly considering starting games at 4 p.m. in Las Vegas if they relocate here. But let’s go the other way. How about starting late?
Despite the team’s lease at the Oakland Coliseum being up after next season, the Athletics would still owe the city $45 million before it could make any move.
The A’s are seeking up to $380 million in public money to go toward the construction of a $1.5 billion, 30,000-seat ballpark on the Tropicana site.
The demolition of the Tropicana hotel on the Strip would delay the completion of the A’s ballpark.
A highly anticipated bill would provide the baseball team with up to $380 million in public funding for a Strip ballpark, but critics say the state has bigger priorities.
The public will have their first in-person shot Monday to chime in on the Oakland Athletics’ ballpark financing bill.
The MLB franchise needs lawmakers’ approval for a $1.5 billion ballpark on the Strip, including up to $380 million in public financing.
The Oakland Athletics provided a glimpse of their Las Vegas vision, releasing renderings of the team’s 30,000-seat, retractable roof ballpark.
The Oakland Athletics’ Las Vegas relocation could be approved by Major League Baseball as soon as next month, well ahead of the previous deadline of December 2023.
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