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A’s relocation to Las Vegas approved by Major League Baseball owners

Major League Baseball (MLB) owners unanimously approved the relocation of the Oakland Athletics to Las Vegas on Thursday, allowing the team to officially obtain the many approvals needed in Southern Nevada surrounding the construction of a $1.5 billion ballpark on the Strip.

• By Howard Stutz with The Nevada Indpendent
• November 21, 2023

Teacher-led PAC files petition to block public funding for A’s stadium in Vegas

An effort to halt the public financing package approved by Nevada lawmakers in June for a Major League Baseball stadium in Las Vegas formally launched Wednesday when a political action committee formed by the statewide teachers union filed a referendum petition with the secretary of state’s office.

• By Howard Stutz and Rocio Hernandez with The Nevada Independent
• September 12, 2023

Lombardo signs A’s baseball stadium funding bill; relocation hurdles remain

Gov. Joe Lombardo signed SB1 Thursday, a bill establishing a public financing package of up to $380 million to help fund a proposed $1.5 billion, 30,000-seat baseball stadium in Las Vegas to serve as the new home of Major League Baseball’s Oakland A’s.

• By Sean Golonka, Tabitha Mueller, Jacob Solis, Howard Stutz with The Nevada Independent
• June 20, 2023