Can the legislature take Cardinal stadium funds?

[Young Gun]

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/opinions/articles/0428monlet282.html

 

[Dback Jon]

Originally posted by Young Gun
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/opinions/articles/0428monlet282.html

They are not proposing to take Stadium funds, but tourism funds.

Idiots, though.

 

[ajcardfan]

If they could've they'd be gone already. Since it was voter approved, it would have to go back on the ballot. Ain't going to happen now.

 

[AZCB34]

Originally posted by ajcardfan
If they could've they'd be gone already. Since it was voter approved, it would have to go back on the ballot. Ain't going to happen now.

Anything can happen. This is a desperate attempt to keep the Dept of Tourism which hasn;t served it purpose correctly and according to the last audit was wlaking along a very dangerous legal line with it's business practices. I don't believe the State would take any funds per se but they are looking hard at shutting the doors of Tourism Dept. These people are just trying to arouse suspicion and anger towards the people threatening their jobs.

 

[ajcardfan]

Originally posted by AZCB34
Anything can happen. This is a desperate attempt to keep the Dept of Tourism which hasn;t served it purpose correctly and according to the last audit was wlaking along a very dangerous legal line with it's business practices. I don't believe the State would take any funds per se but they are looking hard at shutting the doors of Tourism Dept. These people are just trying to arouse suspicion and anger towards the people threatening their jobs.

The Tourism Dept and the Stadium are two different issues. The Stadium bill had special approved voter funding. It can't be touched without voter approval. Don't blend the two.

 

[AZCB34]

Originally posted by ajcardfan
The Tourism Dept and the Stadium are two different issues. The Stadium bill had special approved voter funding. It can't be touched without voter approval. Don't blend the two.

Don't think I ever mentioned the stadium or tried to blend the 2 together. My first line of anything can happen was simply meant to point out that AZ politics runs by the beat of a different drummer.

It is all a desperate attempt to keep the Dept of Tourism alive...so they make it seem like the State is going to start taking TSA money. Never implied anything but that.

 

[ajcardfan]

Originally posted by AZCB34
Don't think I ever mentioned the stadium or tried to blend the 2 together. My first line of anything can happen was simply meant to point out that AZ politics runs by the beat of a different drummer.

It is all a desperate attempt to keep the Dept of Tourism alive...so they make it seem like the State is going to start taking TSA money. Never implied anything but that.

Oh, okay!

 

[WizardOfAz]

Originally posted by ajcardfan
The Tourism Dept and the Stadium are two different issues. The Stadium bill had special approved voter funding. It can't be touched without voter approval. Don't blend the two.

And, once the bonds for these projects were sold, that pretty much made them untouchable. And as we know, bonds have been sold for the MPF and the Cactus League projects.

 

[Young Gun]

Originally posted by WizardOfAz
And, once the bonds for these projects were sold, that pretty much made them untouchable. And as we know, bonds have been sold for the MPF and the Cactus League projects.

I think you, Wizard, pretty much put the nail in the coffin on this thread. That is, I think, exactly it. The bonds are sold, & now nobody can touch the funding for the TSA/MPF.

 

[WizardOfAz]

Originally posted by Young Gun
I think you, Wizard, pretty much put the nail in the coffin on this thread.

I seem to do that a lot.......