Claim: The baseball stadium diverts money from education

[LVfan]

There is no evidence that the baseball stadium diverts money from education

In addition to the court rulings, below, Clark County Commissioner Jim Gibson said SB1 "would not take a dime away from education." The same year SB1 passed, 2023, education received a large budget increase.

The Nevada Department of Education is celebrating major legislative accomplishments for education in Nevada. The 82nd Legislative Session (2023) was marked by significant achievements in education funding and policy including the passage of the largest education budget in state history and other important education-related bills.

https://doe.nv.gov/news-media/press...on-funding-bill-and-legislative-achievements/

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"In this case, the existence of any injury to Plaintiffs or anyone else is purely speculative," [Carson City District Court Judge] Luis wrote.

They [NSEA PAC] argued the funding would be funneled away from public schools, but in her order, Luis wrote that SB 1 has no specific provisions showing money would be diverted from education in a way that violates the state constitution.

"Remote or hypothetical injuries are not enough to satisfy the public importance exception to standing," she wrote.

https://news3lv.com/news/local/neva...er-public-funding-for-as-stadium-in-las-vegas

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The Athletics scored a win in the legal arena Monday when the Nevada Supreme Court ruled against a state teachers union’s effort to allow Nevada voters to decide whether the A’s should receive $380 million in public assistance to help build a $1.5 billion stadium on the Strip.

The state’s high court validated a ruling in November by a First District Court judge in Carson City that struck down an attempt by anti-stadium subsidy PAC Schools Over Stadiums that looked to force a public vote in Nevada on the state bill that designated the $380 million to help fund the Athletics’ 33,000-seat domed stadium at the Tropicana hotel site on the Strip.

https://lvsportsbiz.com/2024/05/13/...ium-subsidy-rejected-by-nevada-supreme-court/