Gov. Brian Sandoval signed a proclamation Sunday setting the agenda for a special legislative session that begins Monday to consider public financing for a football stadium and convention center upgrades in Las Vegas.
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The Oakland Raiders have long been one of the NFL’s poorest performing franchises — financially and on the football field.
The blitz to secure public financing for a proposed NFL football stadium and beef up convention amenities in Las Vegas begins in earnest Monday when Nevada lawmakers convene for a special session.
After eight months of presentations, discussions, press conferences, lobbying, arm twisting, strategizing, cajoling and all sorts of arguing, the proposed $1.9 billion, 65,000-seat domed football stadium finally makes its way to debate before the Nevada Legislature in a special session that begins Monday.
Majestic Realty, one of the partners that has been developing plans for a $1.9 billion, 65,000-seat domed football stadium that could house the Oakland Raiders, has removed itself from the development team.
Gov. Brian Sandoval abruptly abandoned plans Thursday to seek an even larger tax increase in an upcoming special session of the Legislature to plug a projected budget hole as conservative Republicans dug in their heels for a school choice program.
A special legislative session to consider financing for a 65,000-seat football stadium in Clark County and expansion of the Las Vegas Convention Center will commence 8 a.m. Monday in Carson City, Gov. Brian Sandoval said Wednesday. The session’s agenda won’t include funding for education saving accounts.
Review-Journal Sports Editor Bill Bradley returned Wednesday for his biweekly Facebook Live lunchtime chat. This week he welcomed RJ Business reporter Rick Velotta to talk Raiders stadium developments.
A proposal for a $1.9 billion NFL stadium to Las Vegas has created a rift between two local unions.
No one could have imagined back in 1928 the pot of gold the NFL would become, nor how exclusive and valued a franchise would be to those cities hosting them. If such a truth is going to find Las Vegas, this is certain: It must happen now.
About 400 people on Monday cheered the prospect of building a $1.9 billion, 65,000-seat domed football stadium in an event that was more pep rally than news conference.
Critics of a proposed $1.9 billion, 65,000-seat domed football stadium say they want a better deal for Southern Nevadans if tax dollars are used to help fund construction, but an influential casino lobbying group joined the debate Wednesday by saying stadium developers and government officials have covered all areas of concern.
Washoe County commissioners Tuesday appointed three people to temporarily fill vacancies in the Nevada Legislature in anticipation of a special session to consider financing for a $1.9 billion football stadium and $1.4 billion convention center expansion in Las Vegas.
The Nevada Taxpayers Association and Nevadans for the Common Good on Monday declared their opposition to a proposed $1.9 billion domed football stadium in Las Vegas, the first signs of organized public opposition to a project that will be considered by lawmakers next month.
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says state leadership needs to stay aggressive in order to put the last pieces in place to bring the Oakland Raiders to Las Vegas.
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Raiders assistant general manager Champ Kelly discussed numerous topics in a virtual news conference Wednesday, including a claim by Lions’ first-round pick Terrion Arnold.
The Raiders’ decision to move at least part of their training camp from Henderson to Costa Mesa in Southern California does come with a few drawbacks.
The Raiders are escaping the summer heat of Las Vegas for the coastal climate of Costa Mesa after coming to terms on a one-year agreement to hold training camp there.
The Raiders added depth to their offensive line room Monday by reportedly agreeing to contract terms with a former Pro Bowler.
