The Nevada Supreme Court rejected a teachers union effort to put public funding for the Oakland Athletics’ planned Las Vegas ballpark on November’s ballot.
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A group linked with the Nevada State Education Association has filed a referendum petition to repeal the funding for the Athletics’ baseball stadium in Las Vegas.
The governor’s signature on the legislation ends a lengthy process in which the A’s sought to move from their longtime home in the Bay Area.
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.
The MLB franchise needs lawmakers’ approval for a $1.5 billion ballpark on the Strip, including up to $380 million in public financing.
A bill to provide up to $380 million in public financing for a $1.5 billion ballpark has not yet been introduced at the Nevada Legislature.
The MLB team proposes a special tax district, which would require the approval of lawmakers, to help finance a stadium near the Strip.
Gov. Steve Sisolak refuted reports that he is blocking the Oakland Athletics from moving to Southern Nevada because of a request for millions in public subsidies for a ballpark.