Republicans Propose Spending $614M in Public Funds on Milwaukee Brewers’ Stadium Upgrades

Wisconsin Speaker of the Assembly Robin Vos is flanked by State Rep. Robert Brooks (L) and State Senator Dan Feyen as they unveil a stadium repair funding plan aimed at keeping the Milwaukee Brewers in Milwaukee at a news conference at American Family Field in Milwaukee on Sept. 18, 2023. Morry Gash/AP Photo

MILWAUKEE—Republican legislators announced a bill Monday that would devote more than $614 million in public funding to repair and renovate the Milwaukee Brewers’ stadium—far more than taxpayers spent to build it more than two decades ago.

Under the proposal, the state would give the team $60.8 million next fiscal year and up to $20 million each year after that through 2045–46. The city of Milwaukee would contribute a total of $202 million and Milwaukee County would kick in $135 million by 2050.