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October 14, 2016

NFL stadium in Vegas would need 25,000 workers to build

  • Lawmakers passed a bill this week that would raise hotel taxes to help pay for the $750 million project.
  • By MICHELLE RINDELS
    Associated Press

    CARSON CITY, Nev. — A plan to put $750 million in public funds toward an NFL stadium in Las Vegas has passed the first of two major votes in the Nevada Legislature, with lawmakers saying they understood their votes might draw criticism but they want to bring more jobs to a beleaguered construction industry.

    The Nevada Senate voted 16-5 on Tuesday to pass a bill that would raise hotel taxes by up to 1.4 percentage points in the Las Vegas area to fund a convention center expansion and build a stadium — partially funded by billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adeson — that could house the Raiders. The measure garnered more votes than the two-thirds needed to approve a tax increase, and now heads to the Assembly for consideration.


     
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