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Senate rejects Gomez amendments to restore community mitigation fund allocations
Summary
Senators debated restoring the Community Mitigation Fund and a targeted $3 million regional allocation but voted down both amendments after supporters argued casino revenues should flow to host communities.
Senators rejected two amendments aimed at restoring and directing gaming revenues for communities that host casinos, after an extended floor debate on regional equity and the statutory Community Mitigation Fund.
Senator Adam Gomez offered amendment 58 to reinstate a statutory 6.5% allocation of gross gaming tax revenues to the Community Mitigation Fund (CMF) and amendment 59 to direct $3 million for specific communities. Gomez spoke at length in support of both amendments, calling the CMF “about keeping promises, ensuring fairness, and standing up for communities that have done their part.” He said the CMF, created following the 2011 Expanded Gaming…
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