Nevada governor says state won't back Vegas monorail bonds

Las Vegas Monorail funding and construction plans may be derailed after Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak declined state backing for $200 million in tax-exempt bonds. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports Monorail Co. administrators sought the funds to pay off a recent $13 million loan and to build new stops near the Mandalay Bay resort and the future site of a sphere-shaped arena near The Venetian. Mandalay Bay is close to the planned 65,000-seat Allegiant Stadium being built for the NFL Oakland Raiders move to Las Vegas in 2020. The monorail failed to pay back $650 million in state-backed bonds issued to build a 3.9-mile (6.3-kilometer) track, and it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2010. The monorail currently connects the Las Vegas Convention Center to stops near several Strip resorts.