Stories tagged: "015 ELECTION"


FILE - Arizona Coyotes fans wait for the doors to open prior to the Coyotes' home-opening NHL hockey game against the Winnipeg Jets at Mullett Arena in Tempe, Ariz., Oct. 28, 2022. The Coyotes are about to learn the fate of a proposed entertainment district that will include a new arena. A referendum going before voters in the city of Tempe will determine whether plans for the $2.3 billion Tempe Entertainment District will move forward. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
OPINION: Tempe Fights Back Against Arizona Coyotes Scam

Tempe voters might’ve cost themselves an NHL team, but that was a small price to pay to hang on to their wallets.

FILE - Fans watch as players warm up prior to the Arizona Coyotes' home-opening NHL hockey game against the Winnipeg Jets at the 5,000-seat Mullett Arena in Tempe, Ariz., Oct. 28, 2022. The Coyotes are about to learn the fate of a proposed entertainment district that will include a new arena. A referendum going before voters in the city of Tempe will determine whether plans for the $2.3 billion Tempe Entertainment District will move forward. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
Arizona Coyotes’ Bid for New Arena Appears to Be Rejected by Tempe Voters

In the first release of results from Tuesday's referendum, voters in Tempe were strongly against three propositions to build a $2.3 billion entertainment district that would include a new arena for the Coyotes.