Tennessee Conservative
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee Signed A Pair Of Bills To Continue Tax Captures In Order To Fund Renovations At Memphis’ FedExForum And Future Marketing For Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena.
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Memphis Will Be Receiving $350 Million For Its Sports Facilities In The $56.2 Billion Tennessee Budget Passed By The Senate On Thursday.
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A Recent Academic Paper On The Economics Of Sports Stadiums Again Has Highlighted How Publicly Funding Professional Sports Stadiums Does Not Provide The Benefits Promised By Politicians.
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In Many Of The Cases, Rather Than Using Direct Funding Methods From City Or State Coffers, Tennessee Has Now Opted To Have A Portion Of Funding For The Bonds On Building Stadiums To Come From Sales Tax Zones. Those Funds Are Often Termed By Those Proposing Deals As User Fees. But Economists Say That Doesn’t Show The Full Impact.
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Photo Credit: Public Domain The Tennessee Conservative [By Jason Vaughn] – Over the course of the pandemic, many entertainment venues
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