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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Scott Sonner

Governor signs public funding bill for new A's stadium in Vegas, growing global sports destination

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo signed into law Thursday a $380 million public financing package to help build a Major League Baseball stadium for the Oakland Athletics on the Las Vegas Strip as MLB's commissioner outlined a months-long approval process for the A's proposed move there.

The first-term Republican governor and former sheriff in Las Vegas said he was excited to sign the measure the Democrat-controlled Legislature approved Wednesday night after a seven-day long special session.

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