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Wisconsin State Senate Passes Bill to Fund New Bucks Arena

It was just last week that Milwaukee Bucks President Peter Feigin told Wisconsin lawmakers that short of the state funding $250 million for a new arena, the team would likely end up playing in either Seattle or Las Vegas.

Not taking such a threat idly, the Wisconsin State Senate passed a bill to fund a new Bucks stadium in Milwaukee:

Wisconsin Senate just passed a bill to fund new arena for Bucks. This appears to assure construction & Bucks' future in Milwaukee.

— Brian Windhorst (@WindhorstESPN) July 15, 2015

The final vote came out 21-10.