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Rays stump for $2 B stadium subsidy by releasing pictures of fans all raising fists in air at once
2+ hour, 45+ min ago (453+ words) It's been a while since Tampa Bay Rays officials released any stadium renderings, and with talks on getting almost $2 billion in cash and tax breaks from the city and county seemingly on hold, no time like the present to drum…...
Friday roundup: Manfred's funny Rays poll numbers, Chiefs sales tax fight, MLS wants even more Big O money
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (812+ words) Field of Schemes You probably noticed, but it's Friday! Which brings us, with no further ado, to the rest of the week's news: - MLB commissioner Rob Manfred has said that he's "hopeful" that a Tampa Bay Rays stadium in Tampa…...
Friday roundup: Rays stadium could get vote in July maybe, Sacramento offers $1 B in tax money for MLB expansion team
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (329+ words) Lots of state legislative sessions are wrapping up this week, but it's been oddly quiet around actual stadium news, leaving room for lots of spin doctoring and other questionable takes: Sacramento seems like almost as bad a choice as Vegas…...
Rays advocates call $2 B Tampa stadium subsidy deal "city building," critics call it "pie in the sky"
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (723+ words) Field of Schemes The Hillsborough County commission and Tampa city council look set to vote tomorrow and Thursday, respectively, on a nonbinding MOU for a Tampa Bay Rays stadium project requiring about $976 million in city and county tax dollars plus…...
Rays officials won’t say if they’ll demand stadium development tax break that could add billions to public cost – Field of Schemes
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (598+ words) The Tampa City Council held the first of two scheduled workshops on a Rays stadium development yesterday, with both councilmembers and members of the general public asking whether a proposed deal isn't being rushed through too fast before all the…...
How many billions of dollars a Rays stadium development would cost taxpayers: an update
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (424+ words) On this site, I'm always striving to provide numbers where I can, while acknowledging where we don't really know for sure. It's why yesterday, I cited the proposed Tampa Bay Rays stadium project as having a minimum taxpayer price tag…...
Rays execs to county: Vote on stadium now, figure out details later – Field of Schemes
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (90+ words) Tampa Bay Rays officials responded Friday to Hillsborough County leaders saying they won't be able to meet team execs' June 1 deadline for approving a stadium deal, and the message is: The clock is still ticking. "We understand the government parties…...
Friday roundup: Rays may have bot-lobbied for stadium funds, OR gov says not rubber-stamping Blazers cash is "playing politics
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (191+ words) Anyway, lots of news did happen this week, even in Tampa Bay and Chicago, so let's get to it: Jacksonville's reputation still hasn't recovered from the one Super Bowl it hosted, which also makes it funny that one of the…...
Royals want $1 B+ to tear down part of Crown Center to build 85-acre stadium district
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (867+ words) But a press conference scheduled this morning with Royals owner John Sherman, Lucas, and Gov. Mike Kehoe is reportedly set to announce an even bigger role for Crown Center: Sources told KMBC 9 that the new Royals ballpark site will move…...
Friday roundup: Rays stadium demands include federal disaster relief money, $10/year rent while keeping all revenues
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (124+ words) On top of everything else this week, the'Tampa Bay Rays management dropped their draft memorandum of understanding for a Tampa stadium deal, which sheds a little more light on what precisely they're asking for in terms of public money. I've…...
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