May 11, 2005
Spanning the globe
There's a bunch more news today, but I'm headed out of town to the Good Jobs First conference, so abbreviated reports will have to suffice for now:
- The Minnesota Twins stadium bill passed its first House committee yesterday, but it has only a slim margin of support in the greater House, with many legislators still undecided. Meanwhile, the Minneapolis City Pages (part of the Village Voice publishing empire) has a long report on why this would be "the sweetest stadium deal yet for Carl Pohlad and the Twins," including a hilarious list of Sid Hartman's greatest "the Twins are moving" predictions.
- The city of Anaheim has announced plans for a new football stadium to lure an NFL team; financing details haven't been revealed yet, though one Anaheim city councilmember is already complaining that it would entail giving the NFL $150 million worth of free land.
- D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams has finally sent the city council a private-financing bill for the planned Washington Nationals stadium. (This is private financing, remember, not private funding - the city would just be selling off its future stadium revenue streams to a private bank.) The council is expected to begin hearings on the proposal this Friday.
Speaking of Friday, see you then.
Posted by Neil deMause
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