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dicho el Marzo 9, 2023 en Podcast

“When a basketball player or football or baseball player from another team plays in Wisconsin, that one game's salary, they pay Wisconsin income tax on it. ... So, if for some reason we do not have the Brewers in Wisconsin all of those player salaries that generate dollars for the State of Wisconsin go away."

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dicho el Marzo 8, 2023 en Twitter

The money for upgrades to the Milwaukee Brewers stadium in Evers’ budget is "a bipartisan plan."

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dicho el Septiembre 5, 2022 en a video on Facebook

Joe Biden called Pope Francis the “famous African American baseball player in America."

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dicho el Mayo 22, 2022 en a tweet

Stacey Abrams "supported the MLB boycott."

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dicho el Abril 5, 2018 en a bottle cap

"There are only 18 minutes of total action in an average baseball game."

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dicho el Octubre 10, 2017 en a tweet

The NFL is "getting massive tax breaks."

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dicho el Septiembre 20, 2015 en blog

"Remember that developers are forced to use the ‘195 land union’ contractors, so tap an extra $10 million into any construction project."

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dicho el Junio 30, 2015 en mass email

Cobb County businesses have already been awarded contracts worth $250 million on construction of a new Braves stadium.

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dicho el Febrero 24, 2015 en a newspaper commentary

"Research performed by economists has shown no consistent, positive impact on jobs, income or tax revenues arising from stadiums or sports franchises."

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James Skeffington

dicho el Febrero 10, 2015 en a radio interview

Thirty U.S. cities have Triple A baseball teams and "virtually everyone of them [is] playing in government owned ballparks."

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dicho el Mayo 27, 2014 en a radio commercial

Peter Kilmartin voted for the 38 Studios loan guarantee and his State House job was to "twist [legislator’s] arms to vote for deals like this."

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Revitalize Cobb

dicho el Noviembre 22, 2013 en a mailer

The economic impact of new Atlanta Braves stadium includes 9,241 new jobs and $295 million in wages.

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dicho el Noviembre 19, 2013 en newspaper article

"These 60 acres (the Atlanta Braves want to build a stadium on) have produced zero SPLOST money for parks and recreation, have produced zero money for education."

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dicho el Octubre 24, 2013 en a town hall meeting in Hudson, N.H.

The deficit this year could pay "all of the 2013 salaries of every professional baseball player for the next 248 years."

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dicho el Febrero 24, 2013 en an ad

The majority of public funding for the Marlins stadium "came from hotel taxes, the burden of which is incurred by tourists who are visiting our city, NOT the resident taxpayers."

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dicho el Mayo 24, 2012 en a letter to the editor

"The legislature was never given the opportunity to debate or vote on loaning $75 million to 38 Studios."

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dicho el Agosto 4, 2011 en an appearance on MSNBC

"Rooting for the Red Sox is like rooting for the drug companies."

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dicho el Mayo 19, 2011 en comments to reporters.

Says his barehanded catch posted on YouTube is real.

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dicho el Septiembre 7, 2010 en John Canzano's radio show

Says "$30 million gap" in stadium funding forced the Portland Beavers to leave.

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Yvette McGee Brown

dicho el Junio 22, 2010 en speech on urban issues

"The first professional baseball team was from an Ohio city."

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In Context: Joe Biden’s ‘Negro’ reference to baseball player Satchel Paige

In Context: Joe Biden’s ‘Negro’ reference to baseball player Satchel Paige

Por Tom Kertscher • Noviembre 12, 2021