61% Of Tennessee Voters Oppose $500M In State Funds Going To New Titans Stadium
In A New Poll, 61% Of Likely Voters In Tennessee Oppose The State Giving $500 Million Toward A New Tennessee Titans Stadium.
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Tennessee’s Claim Of $24.2B In 2021 Tourism Spending Questioned By Experts
Tennessee’s Department Of Tourism Is Touting A Report Saying That The State Brought In A Record $24.2 Billion In Tourism Spending In 2021.
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Cost Of Renovated Speedway At Nashville Fairgrounds Has Increased To $100M
A Deal To Renovate The Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway Is Still Not Complete And Will Now Cost $100 Million Instead Of $75 Million.
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Chattanooga Approves $79.5M Baseball Stadium Despite Economic Questions Over Financing
Chattanooga Will Be Getting A New Baseball Stadium And City Officials Have Called The Project A “Home Run For The Community” Despite Economists’ Questions On The Numbers Touted By Stadium Supporters.
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Experts Cast Doubt On Economic Claims Related To New Publicly Funded Chattanooga Baseball Stadium
Sports Economists And A Tennessee Think Tank Say That A New $79.5 Million Stadium Funded Mainly Through Tax Money Is Another Example Of A Publicly Funded Sports Stadium That Will Fall Short Of Its Economic Promises.
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Experts Discuss Playbook For Officials Trying To Secure Taxpayer Funds For Sports Stadiums
One Of The Best Ways To Combat Public Sports Stadium Financing Is To Allow Time For Information To Get To The Public And The Opposition To Build, Economists Said During A Roundtable On Sports Stadium Financing.
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Nashville Could Commission $200K Study On Titan’s Stadium Lease Obligations
Nashville Will Consider Spending $200,000 On A “Stadium Study” To Evaluate The Tennessee Titans’ Claim That The City Would Owe $1.839 Billion Under The Terms Of The Team’s Current Lease If Nissan Stadium In Nashville Was Renovated Instead Of Having A New Estimated $2.2 Billion Stadium Built.
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Taxpayer Funding For NFL, Other Pro Sports Stadiums Grows Exponentially
The Model For Stadium Replacement Is Trending More Toward The Taxpayer-Supported Efforts Being Pitched For The Tennessee Titans And Buffalo Bills Than It Is Strictly Team-Owner Funded Stadiums Such As The $5 Billion SoFi Stadium In Los Angeles.
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Lee Signs New Nashville Hotel Tax To Help Fund Titans Stadium Along With Two Other Bills
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee Signed Several Bills Into Law On Wednesday That Include An Allowance For A 1% Hotel-Motel Tax Increase In Davidson County To Pay For A New Estimated $2.2 Billion Tennessee Titans Stadium. Lee Also Signed A Bill That Will Allow The Chattanooga Lookouts To Collect 5.5% Of The State Sales Tax At The Stadium To Pay For A New Stadium And Another Bill That Would Require Restitution Be Paid By DUI Offenders Who Kill The Parents Of Minor Children.
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Titans CEO Says Nashville Would Owe Nearly $2B Toward Nissan Stadium Renovations Under Current Lease
Tennessee Titans Chief Executive Officer Burke Nihill Estimated That Nashville Would Owe $1.839 Billion Under The Terms Of The Team’s Current Lease If Nissan Stadium In Nashville Was Renovated Instead Of Having A New Stadium Built.
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