Tuesday, April 20, 2004
House Speaker: No Money for Marlins This Year
The $60 million state subsidy sought by the Florida Marlins for their new stadium appears dead for 2004, as the Speaker of the Florida House has said it won't be included in this year's budget. In the words of Speaker Johnnie Byrd:
"We support economic development on good projects. I've had a chance to learn a little bit more about the Marlins issue, and I don't believe that's an appropriate way to invest taxpayer dollars."
The Marlins didn't return a phone call from the AP requesting comment. We should be hearing from David Samson soon enough...
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The $60 million state subsidy sought by the Florida Marlins for their new stadium appears dead for 2004, as the Speaker of the Florida House has said it won't be included in this year's budget. In the words of Speaker Johnnie Byrd:
"We support economic development on good projects. I've had a chance to learn a little bit more about the Marlins issue, and I don't believe that's an appropriate way to invest taxpayer dollars."
The Marlins didn't return a phone call from the AP requesting comment. We should be hearing from David Samson soon enough...
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