Missouri plan to keep Chiefs in state passes
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Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe has has put ink to paper for the final hurdle to state funding for potential stadium relocation or renovations for the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals. SB 3 contains the "Show-Me Sports Investment Act,
The legislative package includes hundreds of millions of dollars in financial aid as the Chiefs looks to renovate Arrowhead Stadium and the Royals look to build a new ballpark.
The Kansas City Chiefs and Royals will likely stay in Missouri after the state's House approved a stadium incentives package on Wednesday. Missouri governor Mike Kehoe will need to sign the plan, which he is expected to do.
Missouri advances major stadium bill to keep the Chiefs and Royals in-state, offering up to 50% in funding. Decision now moves to Gov. Mike Kehoe’s desk.
Marshall Republican State Sen. Kurtis Gregory presents Missouri’s plan to incentivize the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals to stay in the state. “If these teams leave, there will also be no other general revenue collected from these teams any longer to be used for things across the state,” Gregory said.
In Jefferson City, the special legislative session ended in a show of bipartisanship as the House approved three Senate bills intact and sending them to the governor, including his request to come up with a funding plan to keep pro teams the Chiefs and Royals in Missouri.
The Missouri House of Representatives passed legislation Wednesday to help pay for Chiefs and Royals stadium projects during a special legislative session.