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The Tap: Monday, October 10, 2016
From Ballotpedia
The Tap covered election news, public policy, and other noteworthy events from February 2016 to February 2022. The excerpts below were compiled from issue #37 of The Tap, which was published on October 8, 2016. READ THE FULL VERSION HERE.
Federal
- U.S. Senate Election in Arizona: Incumbent Sen. John McCain (R) and Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D) will debate at 7 p.m. in Phoenix, Arizona, in one of Ballotpedia’s races to watch. The candidates will discuss foreign, domestic, and regional issues. It will be their first and, currently, only debate. It will air live on Arizona PBS and on The Arizona Republic's website and Facebook page at 7 p.m. local time.
State
- The Nevada State Legislature will convene a special session to consider financing for the $1.9 billion stadium plan for the Oakland Raiders professional football team. Legislators will look at a measure that will raise room taxes in Clark County. If the measure is approved, it will provide $750 million in bonds to build the stadium. The Davis family, the current owners of the Oakland Raiders, will provide $500 million for the project and Las Vegas Sands owner Sheldon Adelson has pledged $650 million. Sen. Julia Ratti (D), Sen. Jesse Haw (R), Assemblywoman Stephanie Smith (D), Assemblyman Kyle Stephens (R), and Assemblyman Dominic Brunetti (R) have all been appointed to the state legislature before the special session to fill vacancies. Nevada is one of 23 Republican trifectas, meaning that the Republican Party has control over the governorship, the state Assembly, and the state Senate. The state Senate has been identified by Ballotpedia as one of 20 battleground chambers in the 2016 elections.
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