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Madison -- Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said Tuesday that he still doesn't have the support needed to bring up a financing measure for the proposed new Milwaukee Bucks arena.

The Juneau Republican and aides said Tuesday that there's still a chance that he could assemble the votes necessary to schedule a vote Wednesday on the bill, which would provide $250 million in public money plus interest for the project.

But Fitzgerald said he's still seeking 17 votes, the magic number needed to get the bill passed in his house. He's been meeting with Democratic senators and also has a meeting scheduled with his GOP caucus Tuesday afternoon.

Fitzgerald said Democrats have been asking about the possibility of building a convention center in addition to the arena but said he's uncertain whether GOP senators could back that.

"I'm not going to the floor without the votes," he said.