Bring baseball to Raleigh without a taxpayer check
If Raleigh is a true major-league market, it should attract major-league private investment. Let owners own the risk, let fans buy the tickets, and let NC taxpayers keep their money.
Centennial Authority Chairman Phillip Isley says a temporary relocation of the Rays to Durham could be a huge boost to the Triangle's expansion franchise hopes.
RALEIGH — While the NFL may be the best-known entity H.R. 547 would address, U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows, R-11th District, said, “there are dozens of professional sports organizations that enjoy nonprofit status,” including the NHL, PGA, and LPGA. Major League Baseball forfeited its tax-exempt status in 2007, and the NBA never received the nonprofit perk.