Who is right on the PawSox deal, Gov. Raimondo or Speaker Mattiello?

PBN Staff

November 6, 2017 8:49 am

170505 SMB.PC9 — PAWTUCKET RED SOX owners want public money to help build a brand-new Triple-A baseball stadium in downtown Pawtucket. Skeptics of the $83 million project, including Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello, are skeptical, while advocates, including Gov. Gina M. Raimondo, are bullish the investment could revitalize an economically depressed part of the city. / COURTESY PAWTUCKET RED SOX

In what could be the last gasp for keeping the Pawtucket Red Sox in Rhode Island, a deal has been struck involving the state, the team and Pawtucket to build a new stadium to replacing the aging McCoy Stadium. But the deal must be approved by the General Assembly to go through, and Speaker Nicholas…