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St. Louis County taxpayers will not be asked to help pay for a new NFL stadium on the downtown riverfront. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1NBzV00 ) reports that last week, a senior aide to Gov. Jay Nixon told County Executive Steve Stenger's office that ''St. Louis County's participation would not be necessary in the stadium deal.'' Stenger had previously said that he would not support county tax funds being used to help build the stadium without a public vote. Financing for the new arena has been challenging due to a law that requires separate public votes in St. Louis and St. Louis County before taxpayer money can be used to build a stadium. Jim Shrewsbury, the Nixon-appointed chairman of the Edward Jones Dome Authority, said the move by Nixon may be part of the plan to convince NFL owners to keep the St. Louis Rams in the city.
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