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Schawnne Kilgus and her husband, Matt Karabinus, of Altoona take a selfie during a Curve game against the Harrisburg Senators on April 15, 2019.
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Thanks to new bipartisan legislation proposed in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania minor league teams could be getting a big attendance boost to start the season.
State Reps. Jim Gregory, R-Hollidaysburg, and Mark Rozzi, D-Temple, announced a new bill to reduce social distancing requirements in minor league stadiums across the state from the standard 6 feet to 3 feet still within the recommendations by the World Health Organization.
The Altoona Curve and the State College Spikes are two local clubs that stand to gain immediately if the bill makes it through the state Legislature. Minor league teams have been hit hard since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Curve has not had its traditional sources of revenue in 18 months because fans were unable to attend games and the 2020 season was canceled