Super Bowl committee hopes for veto
— -- As the wider world beyond Arizona keeps a close watch on the statehouse in Phoenix, waiting to see what Governor Jan Brewer will do with a controversial religious-freedoms bill that sits on her desk, anxiety is growing daily for the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee.
Host Committee CEO Jay Parry said her organization has gone straight to Brewer's office to express its concern and disagreement over Senate Bill 1062, which would allow Arizonans the ability to cite religious beliefs as a reason to deny services to anybody.
Brewer has until Saturday to either sign or veto the bill, or else it automatically becomes law. Brewer is expected to make an announcement Wednesday evening, according to her Twitter account.
"We are looking for the governor to veto," Parry told ESPN.com. "We have confidence in the governor representing our state. We've shared our concerns with the governor's office directly. So, we just wait and see."
The bill was sent from the Arizona state senate to Brewer on Monday, making Wednesday was the second day of inaction. She has three more days to make a decision.
On Wednesday afternoon, Sports Illustrated published a story on its website citing NFL sources that said the NFL is beginning the process of potentially relocating Super Bowl XLIX from Glendale, Ariz., in the event SB 1062 gets passed.
Parry said she was not aware of the report. The 2008 Super Bowl in Glendale had an economic impact of about $500 million, Parry said.
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