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‘Boondoggle’: Economist warns Utah against $2B stadium spending plan

The Utah Legislature has passed a pair of bills that would gives billions in tax dollars to build an MLB stadium and NHL arena in Salt Lake City.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Sen. Lincoln Fillmore, R-South Jordan, wears his little league baseball coach uniform, while he talks about bringing Major League Baseball to Utah, with Dale Murphy by his side, in the Senate Chambers, on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. Utah lawmakers passed bills funding billions in taxpayer dollars for an NHL arena and MLB stadium.