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Noah Pransky
@noahpransky
Journalist/storyteller/innovator. Beats: politics, investigative, biztech, #SportsBiz. Resume: @NBCNews, @NBCLX, #Florida, #ZombieCampaigns, #MLB mascot.
Sep 22, 2023 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
The City of @StPeteFL announced a new stadium deal w/TB #Rays this week.

The mayor spoke of $300M in city contributions to the $1.3B park.

But I got the documents.

And, as is typically the case with pro stadiums: there are waaaay more public subsidies involved… 🧵 First: Land Discounts.

The Rays & their development partners will reportedly pay $105M for 65 acres of land.

But I got the city’s most recent appraisal, which est. the land value at $4.4M/acre.

Back of napkin math: that’s a hidden $181 million public subsidy. (!!)
Aug 30, 2023 • 12 tweets • 4 min read
ANTI-HERO POST: Why Taylor Swift did NOT generate $5 billion for the U.S. economy

…and the crazy story about what happened when I tried to fact-check that claim. Image 2) The first mainstream coverage of “The Taylor Swift Economy” came after the @PhiladelphiaFed noted a surge in hotel biz around the Eras Tour.

“Taylor Swift boosting U.S. economy,” headlines read!

But I actually read the Fed report.

That’s not what it said.
Feb 19, 2023 • 8 tweets • 5 min read
Ron DeSantis pitched it as a bill to help Florida families.

But Jim @Defede reports how last year's "tax cut" bill put tens of millons in the pockets of the politically-connected owners of the Daytona 500 & Daytona International Speedway... 🧵👇 In June 2022, DeSantis said he fiercely opposes tax $$ for sports stadiums.

But then changed Fla law so NASCAR wouldn't have to collect tax on #Daytona500 tix.

"It's a multimillion $$ tax subsidy," Prof @VictorMatheson_ told @Defede. "It's corporate welfare for billionaires..."
Nov 3, 2022 • 11 tweets • 8 min read
There’s not just one reason youth turnout is lagging this year…but there are lots of hurdles that challenge young adults:

- frequent relocation
- lack of valid ID
- no outreach from candidates/campaigns
- unfamiliar/intimidated by process

A few other challenges... 🧵 2/ Voter ID laws, generally popular, vary across the US.

And there’s about a dozen states where they're particularly burdensome for young adults interested in casting a ballot.

A 2014 federal report found strict photo ID laws reduce turnout by 2-3%.
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Oct 24, 2022 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
THREAD: Gov. Ron DeSantis opens up lead on Charlie Crist among likely Hispanic voters in Florida, per @Telemundo/@NBCLX poll:

51% DeSantis
44% Crist

Our new story with @MarcACaputo:
nbcnews.com/politics/2022-… 2/ DeSantis even getting a 👍from Crist voters:

Gov's approval among FL Hispanic voters:
56% approve
41% disapprove

Gov's approval on hurricane response:
73% approve
17% disapprove

Gov's approval on Covid pandemic:
64% approve
34% disapprove

nbcnews.com/politics/2022-…
Jul 2, 2021 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
THE MYSTERY OF RON DESANTIS' SUPER BOWL TICKET

1/x: For months, I had asked the governor's office for public records related to how @GovRonDeSantis got his ticket to Super Bowl 55. Their response was a consistent, "no taxpayer dollars were used."

So whose dollars were used? 2/x: I requested all public records related to DeSantis' ticket - emails coordinating the arrangement, any checks he may have cut, text messages, etc - gov's office told me no records exist...not one single communication!
Oct 21, 2020 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
An ASTONISHING 295k mail ballots received yesterday in Florida, bringing total so far to nearly 3 million.

Add another 350k early votes yesterday (720k thru 2 days), and Fla's up to 3.7M total ballots cast so far!

Dem: 46%
GOP: 33%
Ind: 20%

(thread) #FlaPol #LXtion2020 Just yesterday, Florida Democrats added another 45k to their lead over GOP on mail votes, w/overall advantage growing to whopping 528k(!?). Not to mention, Fla independents, who appear to be leaning left.

In 2016, it was the GOP who had a 58k mail ballot advantage.

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Oct 20, 2020 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
With 2wks to go in 2016, 1.5M Floridians had voted by mail. Today, it's 2.7M!

Republican turnout: Up 30%
Independent turnout: Up 88%
Democratic turnout: Up 126%

(thread) #LXtion2020 #FlaPol Yesterday in Florida:
42% of mail ballots received were from Democrats
34% from Republicans
24% NPA/other

But....in-person voting also started....
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Oct 20, 2020 • 4 tweets • 5 min read
🚨NEW POLL: Biden Trails Obama, Trump, & Sanders in Poll of Young Voters' Favorite Politicians, per @IpsosUS🚨

GenZ/Millennials have little love for Biden, but they say they support him due to Trump "arrogance," "lies," & "racism." lx.com/politics/natl-…

(thread) @NBCLX @ipsosus @NBCLX The @Ipsos/@IpsosNewsPolls survey of Adults, 18-34:

FAVORITE POLITICIAN
Obama 33%
Trump 20%
Bernie 15%
Biden 6%
George W. 5%

lx.com/politics/natl-…
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Jun 30, 2020 • 11 tweets • 7 min read
NEW - our 9mo. @NBCLX investigation uncovers the secret weapon foreign counties like Russia, Saudi Arabia, & China are using to get their way in Washington: former members of Congress. And it's a LOT of them lx.com/politics/lx-na… 2/x This report details how Chinese companies, accused of participating in human rights abuses, can pay buckets of money to former members of Congress and stave off U.S. sanctions for years...