Budget. The committee is also asking for revenue sharing as part of that proposal as well. Another addition to the deal is a potential exemption for new or expanded ticket taxes for the stadium operator. The final issue. The committee will consider a request from mayor Carolyn Goodman that the city of las vegas have a representative on the stadium authority. If the committee does vote in favor of the deal today. It would the governor. He would then decide if and when to call a special session, so lawmakers could vote on it. And even if the new stadium is approved in carson city. The raiders still need the approval of 3 fourths of the nfl team owners to move to las vegas. The nfl vote would likely happen when the owners meet in january. Cowboys owner jerry jones and patriots owner robert kraft have both expressed interest in las vegas as a possible nfl venue. Under the current draft. If lawmakers approve the come. A smaller stadium would still be built for unlv football. Backers of the
Raiders. That their future. Is in oakland. Our Team Coverage continues with 13 action news political analyst jon ralston. And jon. It couldnt have gone any better for one stadium supporter. The big news out of today is simple Sheldon Adelson won. In the end, he got everything he wanted. He gave the committee an ultimatum 750 million and no profitsharing or i walk. But it worked. Sure, the committee got some safeguards the billionaire has to pay cost overruns and for any infrastructure improvements. But the two elected officials and the rest of the panel of gaming reps did not seriously push back on the public money or profitsharing. And when they said if the stadium costs less, the public money goes down, adelson said no. And they relented. Weeks, where adelson has some influence. By some, i mean he gave the governor three hundred thousand last cycle and lawmakers two hundred thousand right before the primary. He may have given more since, but we wont find out until october. While Comm
Rates to customers who have installed or applied to install a rooftop solar system. Thats around 32thousand customers. Lets go over to 13 action news anchor Steve Wolford and politifact nevada producer riley snyder. To explain what todays decision means. Does todays decision come as a surprise . How did we get to this point . How much of a role did governor sandoval play in all of this . Is this the end of the rooftop debate . What a great weekend could open the door for a wet start to the 13 first alert meteorologist huelga explains whats headed for the las vegas valley. Warming temps, light winds and lots of sunshine will be the theme for the weekend. Expect highs in the mid 9s saturday and upper 90s on sunday. However, changes seem to be coming for the start to the e pushes in from the south and starts to bring more cloud cover on monday and in your voice your vote and the race for the white house. Senator harry reid and donald trump continue their war of words. First, reid called t
With an important warning. Reporting live mahsa saeidi 13 action news. New images justin from metro of two robbery suspects. On september 1st. Police say one of the suspects opened a mans car door and put a pistol to his neck. Then demanded his wallet. Phone. And atm pin number. One of the suspects went to a withdrew some cash. Tomorrow could be a huge day for the future of las vegas. A decision is expected from the committee discussing a proposed nfl stadium. Several important elements of the 1. 9 billion dollar deal will be discussed before a recommendation is sent to governor sandoval. 13 action news reporter. Bryan callahan joins us. With a look at those issues. Bryan. The committee has laid out three key decisions it must Convention Center expansion to the governors office. The first is whether the city of las vegas should have a representative on the stadium authority. That is something mayor Carolyn Goodman asked for at the last the proposed 39 percent limit on the public contri
Representative on the board was rejected. Stadium developers were celebrating the fact that the final vote on the project was unanimous. Andy abboud Las Vegas Sands corp senior vp of Government Affairs the deal now needs approval from two thirds of state lawmakers in an expected special session. That developers are hoping will happen before the election. We asked Committee Members if they thought this deal would youll hear from them coming up at 3 30. Reporting live, Bryan Callahan, 13 action news. Were bringing in our political expert to talk about whats next. And according to 13 action news political analyst jon ralston, the groundwork is being laid for a big move. All signs pointing to special session within two weeks. Sources say governor plans to do so as quickly as will want that because they dont want to be cut off from fundraising in the homestretch. They cant raise money right before or for 15 days after the special session. Biggest sign this is getting close is steve sisolak,