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•Tampa Bay Rays cancel new stadium plans after local government stalls funding
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The city and county of St. Petersburg and Pinellas County voted to delay approving the sale of bonds to fund a new stadium for the Tampa Bay Rays .
The team moved to expedite public funding for the project after Hurricane Milton shattered the roof of Tropicana Field , the team's current home, last month .
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