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Dave Mesker Las Vegas

July 21, 2018 - 9:00 pm

Taxpayers pay $750 million for stadium construction subsidies, and the Raiders receive $160 million for seat licenses. This a joke on the people of Las Vegas.

An NFL team just sold for $2.2 billion. Why are the taxpayers in this city laying out any amount to bring an NFL team to Las Vegas? Then the team turns around and wants you to spend up to $75,000 just for a reservation.

This is Steve Sisolak’s baby, and he is the one benefiting by this project at the expense of taxpayers. Raider President Marc Badain backs him for governor and attended a fundraising event for him a couple of months back.

This deal has stink all over it. In the long run, with all the other problems — location, parking, times of events, etc. — this will be a win-win for the Raiders and a loss for the Las Vegas taxpayer.

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Ron Moers Henderson

May 17, 2025 - 9:02 pm

Not above the law.

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Robert H. Ferguson Las Vegas

May 17, 2025 - 9:02 pm

If we don’t take action, every American will suffer.

LETTER: North Law Vegas city manager gets nice bonus after a year.

Eric Riccardi Las Vegas

May 17, 2025 - 9:02 pm

Thank you for your May 10 story, “NLV manager gets bonus after positive review.” It’s good to know the new North Las Vegas City Manager Micaela Moore is doing such a good job after her first year since being promoted from city attorney. Her $17,000 bonus was approved 4-0 by the North Las Vegas City Council. This atop a $340,000 annual salary. I suppose that wasn’t incentive enough to perform well in the new position.