Bill to provide $225 million in public funding for a new Arizona Coyotes arena is likely dead

The team says it can’t survive playing in Glendale

By Craig Harris | The Republic

Legislation that would give the Arizona Coyotes $225 million in public funding for a new arena is nearly dead, Senate President Steve Yarbrough told The Arizona Republic Thursday.

“At this point, I have no expectation that that bill is going to move,” Yarbrough said.

The Chandler Republican said Sen. Bob Worsley, the bill’s sponsor, could not muster the necessary 16 votes for passage in the Senate. He also had difficulty getting help from his Republican colleagues, who control the chamber. House Republicans also have expressed opposition to the bill.

Worsley, who pushed the bill through a committee he chairs in February, said it “may be the case” the legislation is in trouble. Yet he noted that no bills truly are dead until the Legislature adjourns.

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