Lawmakers Consider Ending Florida Stadium Subsidies Once and For All

Following the revamp of Florida's "sports development program" in 2014, I had a number of not-so-supportive things to say about it:

• Fla. Legislature Will Try to Make it Easier for Pro Teams to Take Hostages
• Florida's "New" Stadium Process is Same Process with Just More Tax Dollars
• Florida Lawmakers Increase Stadium Handouts Even as State Economists, Budget Experts Caution Against It

But this week, with a powerful state senator's announcement that he wanted to repeal the incentive program, I had the following reactions:

This will be a fun battle in Tallahassee this year. #Rays #Buccaneers #Lightning #Rowdies https://t.co/eYzeEf39vZ

— Shadow of Stadium (@StadiumShadow) January 3, 2017

Senator @JackLatvala vs. Senator @TomLeeFL - game on! https://t.co/UQrbj0WgKk

— Shadow of Stadium (@StadiumShadow) January 3, 2017

FLASHBACK: Teams renovate stadiums anyway after getting denied incentives that were "necessary" for them to survive https://t.co/lJZoreeRNc https://t.co/eYzeEf39vZ

— Shadow of Stadium (@StadiumShadow) January 3, 2017

Stay tuned on this one.

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