US EditionMissouri Approves Stadium Aid for Kansas City Chiefs and Royals and Disaster Relief for St. Louis
- Missouri lawmakers advanced a massive stadium subsidy plan on June 11 to support a new $1-$2 billion Royals stadium and entertainment district west of Kansas City.
- The plan responds to competition from Kansas, which offered to cover 70% of the new stadium's costs, and follows calls to aid recovery from the May 16 St. Louis tornado.
- St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer visited the Capitol to request that lawmakers allocate over $100 million in support for recovery efforts, highlighting the severe tornado destruction and critical housing shortages in the impacted neighborhoods.
- Sen. Kurtis Gregory warned of possible job losses without the plan, while critics called stadium subsidies a "rip-off" and warned of risks to public school funding from reduced property tax revenue.
- The bill includes a clause requiring teams to repay state funds if relocating out-of-state, and the subsidy vote in the House was expected imminently to maintain Missouri's sports franchises and economic benefits.
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Travis Kelce and Mahomes could move states with Chiefs in talks over new stadium
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Kansas City mayor bullish on teams staying in his city
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REPORT: Missouri Passes Legislation For Stadium Renovations To Keep Chiefs In Kansas City
The Chiefs and Royals will be staying in Missouri after the state’s House approved a stadium incentives package on Wednesday, which is expected to be signed by state governor Mike Kehoe. With the package, which passed 90 to 58, will “pay for up to 50% of new or improved stadiums for the Chiefs and Royals […]
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