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SC Carolina Panthers HQ, practice fields bid faces key vote
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press
May 07, 2019 10:51 AM
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FILE – In this July 10, 2018 file photo, New Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper answers a question during a news conference at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. The South Carolina Senate appears to be preparing for a key vote on whether to give the Carolina Panthers tax breaks and incentives to move their practice fields out of South Carolina. State Sen. Dick Harpootlian removed his objection on the bill Tuesday, May 7, 2019, so it could come to a vote.
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COLUMBIA, S.C.
The South Carolina Senate appears to be preparing for a key vote on whether to give the Carolina Panthers tax breaks and incentives to move their practice fields out of North Carolina.
State Sen. Dick Harpootlian removed his objection from the bill Tuesday so it could come to a vote.
But the Democrat from Columbia said he still thought the bill was poorly written. And he also said he thought Gov. Henry McMaster and other supporters have intentionally been vague and inaccurate about the measure. The bill aims to motivate the NFL team to build a new practice facility and team headquarters about 15 miles (24 kilometers) south of its current facilities in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Harpootlian says the Panthers have made no promises.
A vote could come later Tuesday.