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Oregon bill allocating $800M toward Portland MLB team forges ahead
Following a public hearing and work session on Monday, the Oregon Senate Committee on Finance and Revenue gave Senate Bill ...
Legislature takes up bill to bankroll Major League Baseball stadium in Portland
Supporters of the South Waterfront ballpark say taxpayers wouldn't be saddled with paying off the bonds, but a Portland MLB team and visiting teams would.
Portland economist breaks down the Portland Diamond Project's $800M bond ask
Leaders of the Portland Diamond Project have asked lawmakers to modify the bill to increase the authorized bond amount from ...
First look: Renderings show vision for MLB stadium in Portland
The Portland Diamond Project, which has worked to bring an MLB team to Portland since 2017 in fits and starts, landed on Zidell Yards in September as the location for a potential stadium and Cheek ...
Portland Diamond Project seeks $800 million in bonds for new stadium
The Portland Diamond Project is urging Oregon lawmakers to approve $800 million in bonds to fund the construction of a new ...
Readers respond: Public debt for baseball a hard ‘no’
Who could afford to attend? Not the ordinary citizen. The current median ticket prices for MLB games around the country ...
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Portland boosters appeal to Oregon lawmakers for stadium capital
Courtesy of Portland Diamond Project Oregon state senators on Monday heard from critics and supporters of a bill that would provide public money to help build a major league baseball stadium in ...
MLB Portland: Diamond Project offered $800M in bonds for ballpark construction
The request, more than five times the original ask, will come in the form of an amendment to a 2003 Senate bill that allows ...
Oregon lawmaker proposes raising MLB stadium bond to $800M with ‘jock tax’
The push to bring a Major League Baseball team to Portland got a major show of support from Oregon’s legislature Thursday.