Published 30 days ago

What’s Next? Extension of stadium sales tax fails in Jackson County

Summary by Fox 4 Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The special election results are in, and the answer to Question 1 is no. So, where do the franchises go from here? With the available information, more than 134,000 people voted in this special election.58% of them - more than 78,000 - said no. The results were in by 10 p.m. Tuesday. Election results: Jackson County stadium sales tax headlines Kansas City-area races Kansas City Royals owner John Sherman and Chiefs …

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Kansas City Star

Jackson County Voters Overwhelmingly Vote No on Stadium Tax & Plan

1 month ago·K C M O, United States

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Fox 4 Kansas City

What’s Next? Extension of stadium sales tax fails in Jackson County

30 days ago·Kansas City, United States

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kcbeacon.org

What the stadium tax defeat says about teams, their subsidies and Jackson County voters

The Royals and the Chiefs had everything. Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce — fresh off of a Super Bowl victory — endorsed a “yes” vote in ads airing on TV and on YouTube. Endorsements rolled in from the city’s top political players: Mayor Quinton Lucas (belatedly), U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver and nearly every union in town. All in all, the teams spent $3 million trying to convince voters a 40-year sales tax for a downtown ballpark would mean a wi…

29 days ago·K C M O, United States

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