Royals stadium plans are moving forward, but one Kansas City group wants a public vote

Kansas City leaders at odds over importance of Royals stadium timeline

Mayor Quinton Lucas and Councilman Johnathan Duncan disagree over how important it is that city leaders approve Royals' stadium plans before the end of the month.

Royals stadium plans are moving forward, but one Kansas City group wants a public vote

A Kansas City workers' rights group says taxpayers should have a direct say in whether their money helps pay for a new downtown Royals stadium.

KC mayor postpones Royals stadium funding vote after failing to tell council what they’d be voting on

A Kansas City council committee was all set yesterday to consider allocating $20 million to a Royals stadium fund for something unspecified, when Mayor Quinton Lucas abruptly pulled it from the meeting agenda because democracy: “I believe that even in representative democracy, i.e. going through city council meetings, you have a fair opportunity not just for our review, but for the public’s review on that, which we’re working on,” Lucas said abo…

Worker groups seek common ground on proposed new Royals ballpark

Ralph Oropeza was telling a crowd at Union Station how he made it out of poverty. Takeaways Kansas City’s building trades and a low-wage workers organization are both fighting for workers — but have differing views of the Royals stadium project in Crown Center. Missouri Workers Power seeks a public vote before the city commits money. The building trades union representatives argue that’s not how development deals normally work. Mayor Quinton L…