Bill Spends More Than $500M To Fix Milwaukee Brewers' Stadium

MADISON, WI — Gov. Tony Evers on Wednesday announced he will sign a bipartisan plan passed by the Wisconsin State Legislature to keep the Milwaukee Brewers and Major League Baseball in Wisconsin through 2050.

The bill calls for more than $500 million in public funds to repair American Family Field.

"This is a great day for Wisconsin. For decades, the Brewers have been a cherished part of our state’s heritage and an essential part of Milwaukee’s and our state’s economic success," Evers said in a statement.

"And after months of hard work, I’m proud to say we’re going to be keeping the Brewers in Milwaukee, supporting thousands of family-supporting jobs—including union jobs—and ensuring a new generation of Wisconsinites can grow up cheering for the home team just like countless others before them."

The Wisconsin Senate passed a bill Tuesday in which the state contributes $386.5 million through 2050 to repair and upgrade the stadium. Milwaukee County and the city of Milwaukee will contribute $135 million during that same time period.

Evers added, "As a lifelong Brewers fan, I always believed that we could work together to find common ground and build bipartisan support to keep this team and critical economic driver right here in Wisconsin, and today, that’s exactly what we did."

The Brewers said their stadium, the 22-year-old American Family Field, needs extensive repairs including:

• Replace the glass outfield doors, seats, and concourse
• Fix the retractable roof
• Upgrade the stadium’s luxury suites, video scoreboard,, fire suppression systems, parking lots, elevators and escalators

Reporting from the Associated Press was used in this story.