Commendable reporting by the Miami Herald -- high marks for enterprise. This analyzes how economic downturn and a slump in tourism could affect plans to fund a new baseball stadium in Miami with hotel taxes. The Herald says the stakes are high: If the plan is enacted and hotel taxes continue to decline, it could cost Miami-Dade County millions of dollars in the long term and force officials to make difficult budget cuts. Not too relevant to outsiders, but the paper's investigation is ... More »

The article documents problems in the stadium plan, but never breaches the topic of the whether government should be financing entertainment infrastructure for millionaire owners of professional sports teams.

This and earlier hard-nosed reporting helped the community look more closely at the likely cost of this high-stakes venture.