Cleveland Browns’ $100 Million Settlement Masks Larger Failures in Urban Planning and Fiscal Responsibility

In a deal that may look like a victory on the surface, Cleveland’s Mayor Justin Bibb and the Browns’ ownership have announced a $100 million settlement to break the legal gridlock around building a new $2.4 billion stadium in Brook Park. But this highly publicized agreement only scratches the surface of deeper concerns facing the city—and American taxpayers—about government spending, accountability, and prioritizing real economic growth. Is Another Taxpayer-Funded Stadium the Right Path Forward? For years, cities across America have been lured by the promise of sports stadiums to fuel economic development, a promise more often broken than fulfilled. Cleveland’s...