The Milwaukee Bucks' pursuit of a new arena takes another step forward with a formal assembly vote scheduled to secure public funding.

The Bucks have a November 2017 deadline to have a new arena deal in place or the NBA will intervene and buy the team from owners Wesley Edens and Mark Lasry. From Patrick Marley of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:

"The planned vote signals leaders have the votes in hand or are confident they can get them by the time they hit the floor July 28. Republicans control the Assembly 63-36, but have said they need as many as 15 Democratic votes to get the measure through. Momentum has been building for the arena since the GOP-controlled Senate passed the legislation 21-10 last week.The deal would see the public initially put $250 million toward the arena. That figure would grow to $400 million when accounting for interest over the next 20 years."