THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY has authorized a bill that would clear the way for a Pawtucket Red Sox stadium in downtown Pawtucket. / PBN FILE PHOTO/STEPHANIE ALVAREZ EWENS
(Updated at 10:41 a.m. with Senate vote) PROVIDENCE — The Senate late Friday gave its approval to House-passed legislation financing a new Pawtucket Red Sox ballpark in downtown Pawtucket. The bill, which now moves to Gov. Gina M. Raimondo, will authorize the Pawtucket Redevelopment Agency to issue special revenue bonds for the $83 million facility,…