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in the room tax is on the line to pay for 750-million dollars worth of the n-f-l stadium. and 1.4 billion dollars to expand the convention center. casino execs made the pitch today. asking lawmakers to pass it. but lawmakers didn t get the bill until yesterday. and they are asking a lot of questions. the big takeaway today from the senate.. at this point. there are still a lot of reservations. ( (st. sen. patricia farley/(r) las vegas: i want to make sure that again, they re good jobs, it s got a good wage, t economy, so that we re not falling victim to tourism again. st. sen. aaron ford/(d) las vegas: i mean at the end of the day we have to ask a lot of questions and be able to get some answers, there s a deep divide, a deep split on these issues. st. sen. ruben kihuen/(d) north las vegas: we have students who are sitting on the ground, students who are in portables, why don t we invest this money in our education system, why don t we build new schools? that s goi ....
a busy day here in carson city. but not a lot of discussion about the convention center expansion. it s the more expensive half of senate bill one that has lawmakers debating. to build or not to build? the most contentious part of the special session. after day one. is the debate in the state senate. lawmakers from both sides of the aisle showing concern over the stadium provision of senate bill 1 monday. ((st. sen. patricia farley/(r) las vegas: i want to make sure that again, they re good jobs, it s got a good wage, and that it s diversifying our economy, so that r again. st. sen. aaron ford/(d) las vegas: i mean at the end of the day we have to ask a lot of questions and be able to get some answers, there s a deep divide, a deep split on these issues. st. sen. ruben kihuen/(d) north las vegas: we have students who are sitting on the ground, students who are in portables, why don t we invest this money in our education system, why don t we build new schools? that ....
there was a lot of vote-wrangling going into well into the afternoon. several lawmakers were on the fence. but in the end. enough senate democrats broke ranks. to send the bill through. speaker: motion passed ((patrick walker)) with that vote. the stadium and convention center bill. know as senate bill 1. passed its first hurdle in the legislature. the 750 million dollars of public money going toward the 1.9 billion dollar stadium. comes from an increase in the room tax. that requires a2 the bill needed 14 votes to move on. it got 16. two key democrats. senate minority leader aaron ford. and assistant minority leader kelvin atkinson. voted in favor of the bill. ((patrick walker: what was the factor that, the top factor that did it for you to go ahead and vote in support? st. sen. aaron ford/(d) minority leader: the constituents who need jobs. as i said, i wouldn t feel comfortable walking out of these chambers and seeing a construction worker here and telling them ....
vote-wrangling going into well into the afternoon. several lawmakers were on the fence. but in the end. enough senate democrats broke ranks. to send the bill through. speaker: motion passed ((patrick walker)) with that vote. the stadium and convention center bill. know as senate bill 1. passed its first hurdle in the legislature. the 750 million dollars of public money going toward the 1.9 billion dollar stadium. comes from an increase in the room tax. that requires a 2/3 majority in the bill needed 14 votes to move on. it got 16. two key democrats. senate minority leader aaron ford. and assistant minority leader kelvin atkinson. voted in favor of the bill. ((patrick walker: what was the factor that, the top factor that did it for you to go ahead and vote in support? st. sen. aaron ford/(d) minority leader: the constituents who need jobs. as i said, i wouldn t feel comfortable walking out of these chambers and seeing a construction worker here and telling them i m ....
and i m brian loftus. las vegas is a step closer to getting an nfl-ready stadium. ((kirsten joyce)) the stadium and convention center bill.. just passed its first hurdle in the legislature. it now moves onto the assembly .. which votes on it tomorrow. ((brian loftus)) 8 news now reporter nia wong breaks down the second day of special session. she joins us live in studio with the details. nia? ((nia wong)) several lawmakers were on the fence about this bill.which led to a lot of vote-wrangling well into the afternoon. but despite major concerns .it was eventually sent throg how this stadium was going to be funded. the 750 million dollars of public money going to the 1-point9 billion dollar stadium comes from an increase in the room tax. it required a 2/3rds majority in the legislature.me aning it needed 14 votes. it got 16. two key democrats.sena te minority leader aaron ford and assistant minority leader kelvin atkinson voted in favor of the bill. ((st. sen. kelvi ....