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June 16, 2023

Nevada Lawmakers Approve $380 Million in Public Funding to Move Oakland A's to Las Vegas Stadium
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Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo has signed legislation allocating $380
million in public funds for a new Major League Baseball ballpark in Las
Vegas. The bill clears the way for the Athletics to apply to the MLB to
relocate from Oakland, California, where the team has played for over
half a century. Oakland A's executives hired more than a dozen lobbyists
to press lawmakers in Nevada's capital, Carson City, to approve a $1.5
billion stadium, arguing it will create jobs and boost Las Vegas's
economy. Writing about the move in The Nation magazine, sports editor
Dave Zirin commented, "This is about billionaire sports owners demanding
socialism for the rich and seasonal service industry work for the
laboring class. They are urban hostage takers, demanding a king's ransom
from the public trough."


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