Nevada Legislature Debates Public Funding for A's Stadium in Las Vegas

Nevada lawmakers are considering a public financing package of up to $380m for the proposed Oakland A’s baseball stadium in Las Vegas, with a number of lawmakers expressing opposition to the proposal. The A’s could receive a package of $180m in transferable tax credits and upward of $120m in Clark County-issued bonds. Those funds would support development of the $1.5bn, 30,000-seat stadium the A’s are seeking to build at the site of the Tropicana on the Las Vegas Strip, with the team required to put forward more than $1.1bn for construction.