Auditing Professional Sports Stadiums

What is happening? Pennsylvania legislators are preparing legislation to audit the state’s professional sports stadiums to ensure that “the Commonwealth receives the full economic benefit of the public funding provided for the construction of four major league sports stadiums in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.” According to a sports economist, “The lawmakers aren’t necessarily trying to attack the sports teams because that’s not necessarily good politics. They’re just more looking for the side of transparency and understanding what’s actually happening to taxpayers in those cities.”

Why is this important? Legislators auditing stadiums… coming to a headline near you.

Route Fifty | Two Legislators Want to Audit Their State’s Professional Sports Stadiums