Sea Dogs look for state help in financing upgrades to Hadlock Field

The prospect of using state money to help finance improvements at Hadlock Field already has met with opposition. Maura Pillsbury, a state and local tax policy analyst with the Maine Center for Economic Policy, came out against the idea with a post on X, formerly Twitter.

“Mainers do not have the housing, child care, or emergency medical services we need, but please tell me more about how these venture capitalists who own 28 minor league teams across the country need … our tax dollars to survive,” Pillsbury posted Wednesday morning.

Click here to read the full story, first published December 13, 2023 in Portland Press Herald.