Ohio State Politician slips in language to a bill at 1am so that the Bengals can save almost $10 million dollars in taxes

The Cincinnati Bengals are known to be run by one of the cheapest owners in the NFL, Mike Brown. In 1996, local leaders were not prepared to competently negotiate against the team of lawyers brought in by the Bengals. Everyone was shocked when they found out that the county had agreed to pay for “nearly all operating and capital improvement costs”. It gets worse though, as the county also agreed to pay for all sorts…

Cleveland is bracing for the upcoming Browns request for billions in taxpayer money

With the Cleveland Browns lease set to expire in 2028 at FirstEnergy Stadium, it was only time before we heard rumblings of either renovations or a new stadium. Then last week, NEOtrans blog's Ken Prendergast wrote a story about the Browns wanting both a new stadium along with additional land for development. Others have written about plans involving a new stadium costing upwards of $2 billion. To be fair, some like Neil DeMause at Field…