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Rhode Island taxpayers are now paying off $130+ million in debt payments for their soccer stadium

Rhode Island taxpayers are now being told that they will need to pay $132 million over 30 years for the Pawtucket soccer stadium. For just the construction of the stadium, taxpayers will be paying $27 million. This stadium is now likely going to be the “most expensive minor league soccer stadium in the country”. When the new stadium was first announced in 2019, the state agreed to give $27…

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After being told that a Final Four would bring trillions to the area, the city of Glendale accepts that they made almost nothing off it

Around 2010, the NCAA told Final Four host cities to generally expect an economic boost between $70 and $200 million. Last year, Glendale, Arizona was told that it could make $270 million dollars in economic impact from hosting a Final Four event in 2024. This year, some groups mentioned the possibility of the state making an impact between $250-$300 million from the Final Four. Others believed…

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Speaking of business done in secret, D.C. officials clearly broke the open meetings law

A few days ago, I wrote a story on several recent examples of teams negotiating with cities (or themselves) in private until the very last minute. This is almost always when the public is required by law to know about the plan. Yet not even a week after writing that story, I see yet another shining example of this type of sports dealing. Last week, the city of Alexandria pulled out of…

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Negotiations continue to happen in secret across the country, all without the public seeing or hearing about it

This is not going to shock anyone. Sports owners hate when their plans are released and looked at intensively by anyone. Have you ever tried to read one of them? Try taking a look at the “Potomac Yard Economic and Fiscal Impact Study” from the failed Capitals/Wizards to Alexandria, Virginia proposal. The agreements are nearly impossible to read and understand unless you read these types of…

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