Republicans Fumble Away Fiscal Conservatism in Stadium Subsidy Projects
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Republican politicians love to talk a good fiscal conservatism game, but they've been quick to throw out their penny-pinching playbooks when pro sports team owners come calling. In states like Indiana, Kansas, and Ohio, elected officials are offering increasingly massive public subsidies for new stadium projects, using a variety of convoluted mechanisms to hide the ultimate cost to taxpayers and communities. We can start with the story of the Chicago Bears' replacement stadium in either Illinoi
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