Kansas Lawmakers Take Pivotal Step to Lure Chiefs, Royals From Missouri

Published on June 19, 2024

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly envisions the day when the state becomes a “professional sports powerhouse.” The state’s legislators are following her lead. Bipartisan lawmakers in Kansas on June 18 approved a STAR Bond proposal to help finance new stadiums and practice facilities for the Missouri-based Chiefs and Royals near the border with Missouri. The STAR Bonds can finance up to 70 percent of the stadium projects. Ms. Kelly will now review the plan and is expected to approve the proposal for the new athletic sites. “I pledged to work with members of both parties on policies that are beneficial to Kansas,” Ms. Kelly said in a statement. “The bipartisan effort to invite the Chiefs and Royals to Kansas shows we’re all-in on keeping our beloved teams in the Kansas City metro....

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