Privately owned, for-profit Hillsboro Hops baseball team allocated $15.2 million by state, Bend's non-profit High Desert Museum awarded $0 as it and other arts orgs struggle to stay afloat.
Privately owned, for-profit Hillsboro Hops baseball team allocated $15.2 million by state, Bend's non-profit High Desert Museum awarded $0 as it and other arts orgs struggle to stay afloat.
On Thursday, key budget bills to deliver substantial increases in some programs and a host of lawmakers’ pet community projects gained approval in both the House and Senate.
The number of college coaches that are (or were a couple of years ago) the highest paid public employee in a state says something.
A lot of university presidents get pretty close to that too, but many states (like Oregon) define universities differently and they're not "true" public employees anymore.
Most public employees do not generate revenue because they provide a service but some college sports generate revenue. That revenue comes from ticket sales, contributions, and media rights for sports like football, basketball, baseball. Those highly paid coaches are paid from that revenue which also tends to fund many other smaller sports.
Yeah, I understand in principle why people object, but if you actually look at the finances, it's generally not taxpayers footing the bill.
The funding is for a city owned stadium not the team. Link
If you read the article you link, it makes it pretty clear that the baseball team was highly involved in the project including lobbying the government for it and are obviously the main beneficiaries of it, so while it is true that “the funding is for a city owned stadium” attaching “not the team” to the end is dishonest, in my opinion.