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The Nevada Supreme Court has blocked a bid to put the Oakland Athletics\u2019 proposed Las Vegas Strip baseball stadium to a public vote come November.<\/p>\n

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A.I. renders a photo of a teacher striking out in a baseball stadium. (Image: ChatGPT)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In a 5-2 decision, the state\u2019s highest court upheld the District Court\u2019s judgment over Schools Over Stadiums, a political action committee tied to the Nevada State Education Association (NSEA) teachers union.<\/p>\n

Last June, state legislators\u00a0passed Senate Bill 1<\/strong> (SB1)<\/strong>,<\/strong><\/a> allocating $380 million in publicly financed bonds and tax credits to help defray the stadium\u2019s $1.5 billion projected cost.<\/p>\n

Swing and a Miss<\/h2>\n

Schools Over Stadiums sought to undo the legislation with a ballot measure. Arguing five different ways that SB1 violates the Nevada Constitution, it gathered the required number of signatures (102K) by the deadline to make the November election (June 26).<\/p>\n

The Court disagreed, however, ruling that the measure itself violated the Nevada Constitution, and that it presented a \u201clegally inadequate description of effect.\u201d<\/p>\n

The ballpark is scheduled to be built on 9 acres of what will, by October,\u00a0be the former site of Tropicana casino-resort.<\/a><\/p>\n

It is scheduled to open in time for the 2028 major-league baseball season.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s Always Next Year<\/h2>\n

Schools Over Stadiums has vowed to organize again in 2026, releasing the following statement:<\/p>\n

\u201cSchools Over Stadiums remains committed to stopping Nevada tax dollars from paying for a stadium for a California billionaire, and we are disappointed Nevada voters will not have their say in 2024. With this guidance, Schools Over Stadiums plans to refile our petition next year and win in 2026. Nevada voters deserve the opportunity to decide where their money goes.<\/p>\n

\u201cNevada ranks 48th in per-pupil funding with the largest class sizes and highest educator vacancy rates in the nation,\u201d the statement continued. \u201cWe will never lose sight that our campaign is about Nevada\u2019s misplaced priorities, and we will not stop fighting until we ensure Nevada commits to delivering a high quality education to every student.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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