Utah is crazy for its hometown Utah Jazz and Real Salt Lake, and now state lawmakers are eyeing baseball and hockey. This week on State Street, we’ve got the play-by-play on attracting major league sports to the Beehive State, which could bring big economic, infrastructure and cultural changes. The Legislature has passed resolutions supporting Utah in courting the MLB and NHL. Lawmakers also have a few ideas for how that will all work. And there’s this little thing called the Olympics almost guaranteed to return in 2034.
Voices
- Sen. Dan McCay, R-Riverton
- Sen. Lincoln Fillmore, R-South Jordan
- Matt Cavanaugh, freelance writer and columnist
Recommended Reading and Listening:
- Why bringing MLB and the NHL to Utah matters — it’s not what you think
- Utah Jazz owners say they are ready right now for an NHL team in Salt Lake City
- Big League Utah wants to bring the MLB to Salt Lake City
- Utah’s MLB ballpark funding bill worries SLC; key council member calls it ‘slap in the face’
- Is Salt Lake Ready For The Big Leagues?
- MLB complex in Utah to cost $1 billion in public funding, sources say
- Utah Senate throws support behind effort to land NHL team
- Utah Royals up to 14 players as they prepare for their 2024 return
- Here’s what Grizzlies fans think about the NHL potentially coming to Utah