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The A’s Las Vegas stadium discussion in the Nevada legislature gets contentious

Related Topics: Las Vegas, Nevada

EDITOR’S NOTE: Just to let you know before you begin reading this article, politics are going to be discussed. This is because the potential stadium for the Oakland A’s relocation to Las Vegas is, in fact, a political issue. You can feel free to discuss that — just please leave OTHER political positions out of it, and keep it civil. Thanks.

The Nevada legislature adjourned earlier this week without bringing up the bill for the subsidy the A’s want for their stadium. A special session was called — and that’s already a problem for some:

In a special session Wednesday that one state senator said costs taxpayers $250,000 per day, Nevada legislators were largely skeptical and sometimes outright critical of a plan that calls for $380 million in public funding.