Phoenix Mayor Argues Diamondbacks Funding Hurts City; Budget Grew 60 Percent Under Her Tenure

Phoenix Mayor Argues Diamondbacks Funding Hurts City; Budget Grew 60 Percent Under Her Tenure

Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego doesn’t want funding diverted from the city to pay for the Diamondbacks stadium renovations. Gallego spoke against HB 2704 during Tuesday’s hearing in the Senate Finance Committee. HB 2704 would redirect the state income tax from the Arizona Diamondbacks and its employees as well as specified state, city, and town specified transaction...