Nevada Teachers Union Vows to Fight Public Funding for A’s Vegas Stadium
Nevada Independent Tabitha Mueller, Howard Stutz June 29, 2023 The Nevada State Education Association (NSEA) launched a campaign Thursday to stop public funding for the construction of a new baseball stadium for the Oakland A’s in Las Vegas, with the statewide teachers union vowing to pursue “every possible path” to stop the use of public […]
Athletics stadium deal wins final legislative approval in Nevada
Athletics stadium deal wins final legislative approval in Nevada ESPN.com June 14, 2023 CARSON CITY, Nev. — The Oakland Athletics cleared a major hurdle for their planned relocation to Las Vegas after the Nevada Legislature gave final approval on Wednesday to public funding for a portion of a proposed $1.5 billion stadium with a retractable […]
Analysis: Which lawmakers were most likely to go against their party?
Nevada Independent July 19th, 2023 By Eric Neugeboren Preview: In an increasingly polarized Nevada Legislature, most votes in the Assembly or Senate went one of two ways — unanimous, or strict party-line vote. But several votes saw a small group of lawmakers willing to buck the party line, according to an analysis by The Nevada […]
Analysis of the economics of stadiums by actual economists
Nevada Independent Sean Golonka June 4th, 2023 While images of a near-empty Oakland Coliseum, protests of the Oakland A’s ownership and confusion about new stadium sites have grabbed headlines, proponents of a hotly contested bill to establish a $380 million public funding mechanism for a $1.5 billion, 30,000-seat baseball stadium in Las Vegas argue the […]
Time to reevaluate priorities, true cost of tax giveaways
Nevada Independent Selena La Rue Hatch May 31, 2023 $380 million to a California billionaire for a baseball stadium, $4 billion for a couple of movie studios and another $330 million to a Texas billionaire for an electric car factory. Seems like corporate America has decided it’s Christmas in Nevada and Nevada taxpayers are being […]
Freshman Orientation: Selena La Rue Hatch bringing classroom experience to Assembly
Nevada Independent 2/8/23 Read More: https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/freshman-orientation-selena-la-rue-hatch-bringing-classroom-experience-to-assembly
Assembly District 25 needs a teacher to help fix our problems
RENO GAZETTE JOURNAL MAY, 17 2022 As a teacher in Washoe County, I can tell you that knowledge is power, and one thing we all clearly know is that our schools are in crisis. Whether it’s our per-pupil funding or chance for success, Nevada ranks near the bottom of most education metrics. I spend each […]