Nevada lawmakers question why public funds needed to lure A’s to Vegas Strip

Nevada lawmakers question why public funds needed to lure A’s to Vegas Strip

Article brief provided by Nevada Independent
  • Sean Golonka, Jacob Solis and Tabitha Mueller, Nevada Independent
June 8, 2023 3:00 PM
  • Sean Golonka, Jacob Solis and Tabitha Mueller, Nevada Independent

Nevada lawmakers began a special session Wednesday to consider a public financing package of up to $380 million for the proposed Oakland A’s baseball stadium in Las Vegas — with a sizable number of lawmakers expressing staunch opposition to the proposal.

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The special session is the second convened by Gov. Joe Lombardo in two days since the end of the regular session Monday, with only one bill up for consideration. SB1 is a copy of SB509 from the 2023 regular session — a bill that failed to pass during the final hours of the session Monday night.

Unlike Tuesday’s budget-related special session, Wednesday’s special session is structured around Committees of the Whole, which include all members of each house. As part of that process, SB1 was heard by the Senate Wednesday afternoon, and will next face a committee vote, followed by a floor vote in the Senate.