Here & Now

A $614 Million Republican Plan for the Brewers Stadium

Zac Schultz:

The Milwaukee Brewers are a couple wins away from clinching a spot in the playoffs and a few votes away from securing $700 million in revenue to fix up American Family Field. Earlier this week, legislative Republicans introduced their proposal to keep the Brewers in Wisconsin through the year 2050. The deal would include $600 million in state and local tax dollars for stadium maintenance. And the team would be required to pay $100 million. Last spring, Republicans dismissed a proposal from Democratic Governor Tony Evers that was in his budget that would have invested one-time funds to fulfill the state’s obligation to maintain the stadium. The Democratic response to the Republican bill this week was somewhat neutral, saying it wasn’t as good as the governor’s plan but they hoped to amend the bill in order to gain bipartisan support.