KLAS 8 News Now At 11 PM October 12, 2016
There was a lot of votewrangling 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 assist...