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North Carolina has a plan to pay for a $1.7B baseball stadium. But lawmakers can’t agree.

North Carolina House and Senate leaders reached a budget deal on Sunday evening. The agreement includes tax cuts and teacher raises but omits a proposal to fund a Major League Baseball stadium in Raleigh. House lawmakers opposed the Senate-led financing plan.

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A budget deal was reached that officially leaves out the proposed stadium funding.

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  1. North Carolina Budget Deal Excludes $1.7B Baseball Stadium

    North Carolina House and Senate leaders reached a budget deal on Sunday evening. The agreement includes tax cuts and teacher raises but omits a proposal to fund a Major League Baseball stadium in Raleigh. House lawmakers opposed the Senate-led financing plan.

    What's confirmed:

    • North Carolina House and Senate leaders reached a budget deal on Sunday evening.
    • The budget deal does not include a proposal to fund a Major League Baseball stadium.
    • The proposed Raleigh ballpark was projected to cost $1.7 billion.
    • The budget agreement includes teacher raises and tax cuts.

    Still unconfirmed:

    • The total cost for a baseball franchise acquisition and stadium build is estimated above $4 billion.
    • The project could cost taxpayers more than $700 million.
    • The Stanley Cup run pumped $13 million into Wake County.
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