Of course, the Browns are going to raise prices in their new stadium. That's one of the reasons teams like to build new stadiums. New venues → greater consumer demand, which raises prices and revenue for teams. www.cleveland.com/news/2026/01...

From this morning's AJC newsletter. 🤦STOP reporting these phony economic impact assertions as news. It legitimizes junk pseudo-economics. Instead, how about a deep dive into where these figures come from and investigate their reliability? That would be useful reporting.

This is going to result in Denver taxpayers buying the Walmart family a dome btw

This was murder. Pretti did not initiate the confrontation. He didn’t strike them. He didn’t brandish his gun. They tackled him, beat him, disarmed him, and shot him.

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. After Trump is gone, one of things I’m going to remember is the cowardice of the people who knew better but went along.

Your reminder that local elections matter, and we need to elect better people. This is *indefensible* public policy. There's no reasonable expectation that spending $250 million of taxpayer money to upgrade an NHL arena might promote community welfare. None.

Chiefs' attorney says Clark Hunt shits delicious chocolate pie that we should all be eating. On the next edition of Journalism Circles the Bowl.

Oh yeah, the [checks notes] *attorney representing the Chiefs*, seems like a not particularly reliable source on the subject. Why was this jackass even invited to testify? Why is the media reporting obvious propaganda as news?

$250 million of taxpayer funding in return for [checks notes] a 6-year lease extension. 🤦‍♂️

Just received an e-mail with the following sentence: "I asked my assistant to reach out on my behalf because I wanted to personally connect with you."

LOL, these morons. Apparently, this memo is circulating among Kansas politicians. If you *honestly* believe this stuff, you should be recalled from office, because you're incompetent. x.com/KSEconomist/...

How elected leaders describe public stadium projects.

It's unfortunate that the backlash tends to happen after the deals are done. www.baltimoresun.com/2026/01/19/c...

Laundering private stadium developments through a government property front is the latest fiscal illusion gimmick to obscure taxpayer subsidies going to billionaire team owners.

If you're not familiar with Sean and his amazing team, it's very clear who is at fault here: NOT Sports Reference.

Matt Ryan rn

www.baltimoresun.com/2026/01/17/d... Maybe building two more stadiums just three blocks away will solve the problems of downtown Baltimore. Or maybe bring another Grand Prix to town?!

This wouldn't be the first time an Illinois Governor used a not particularly credible relocation threat as a pretext for handing over tax dollars to a sports team. It's one of the anecdotes I share in my forthcoming book.

How is getting hundreds of millions in "tax certainty and infrastructure" "one-sided in favor of the government." Why do I keep seeing this Marc Ganis guy quoted in Bears stadium news stories? If he's not working for the team, he might as well be.

Data centers are beneficial (you're using them right now), and that is exactly why they deserve zero special tax treatment or subsidies. The current state of our corrupt and incompetent (not hyperbole) "economic development" bureaucracy is the problem here. www.ajc.com/business/202...

Georgia's latest film tax credit allocations are out. They continue to be down; but when down is still nearly $700 million in subsidies, you've got a big problem.

Wait until you hear how much revenue the Dodgers pull in.

Hey, even people who are just making things up make mistakes.

Why do we continue to elect these jock-sniffing sycophants?

Worth every second

How much did the Commanders have to pay to get this type of placement for its marketing campaign? I'm guessing zero dollars.

This is such an underappreciated aspect of stadium finance. I think the problem is probably worse, too. How many stadiums get their parking lots paved and light maintenance done for free by government workers, and it's hidden in the books.

Busy morning, so I haven't had a chance to read this yet, but it's a must-read from @gpropheter.bsky.social theconversation.com/broncos-say-...

I had forgotten about this one. In a surprise to absolutely no one, this account has deleted the tweet.

Gosh, if only someone had warned that the idiotic NHL to Forsyth County fantasy would never happen.

Yes, White Stadium in Boston is another ill-advised stadium project, but it has nothing to do with "oversight failure." Stadiums are inherently bad public investments that experience cost overruns and don't promote economic development.

"Feud"? Seriously? FFS. Bothsidesism has jumped the shark.

If Georgia representatives were really serious about taxpayer relief, they could eliminate the film tax credit immediately. It would take a few years to phase out, but it's something reps of both chambers and parties should all be able to agree on.

Public funding for a new Bears stadium in Illinois seems unlikely. We've reached the point where the team may have to embrace its renovated/rebuilt Soldier Field as its long-term home (would that be so bad?) or build its own stadium in Arlington Heights.

Yes, at the old Charlotte Coliseum in Feb. 1988. Wasn't really into the band, but my friend and I wanted to see a show. Front-row seats of a mostly empty venue, but they played like it was a full house. Coincidently, I'm going to see Morrissey at The Fox with that same friend next weekend.

I'm not sure "journalism" is the appropriate word to describe what's going on at the MDJ these days.

$1.8 billion is a large magnitude to comprehend. So, let's think of it in a more relatable context. This represents an added cost burden of ~$1,551 per Kansas's 1,160,715 households. www.census.gov/quickfacts/f...

What's going on in Iran is obviously good news, but don't scold Americans for not giving it the attention *you* think it deserves. Some of us are more focused on preventing the opposite outcome from happening in the US, and that's OK.

It's about time, anyway.

How does the $1.8 billion public cost of the new KC Chiefs stadium compare to other NFL stadiums that opened this millennium?

Sorry, just saw an error in the graph I just posted. Will re-post in a sec.

Does Rob Manfred even like baseball?

When you're proofreading your manuscript and find you've misspelled a team name.

Reminder to economists being interviewed about stadium deals. You're not giving a lecture to your public economic students about potential theoretical justifications, you're speaking to folks looking for any reason whatsoever to justify their pet stadium project.