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Governor’s plan for Chiefs, Royals stadium funding derailed in the Missouri Senate

By the time it reached the 34-member Senate with only three days left before the end of the session, a bipartisan group of lawmakers declared it dead on arrival.Governor’s plan for Chiefs, Royals stadium funding derailed in the Missouri Senate…..

….By the time it reached the 34-member Senate — with only three days left before the legislature must adjourn for the year —  a bipartisan group of lawmakers declared it dead on arrival.

“I’m not sure this has 18 votes,” said state Sen. Stephen Webber, a Columbia Democrat. “I’m not sure it even comes to a vote.” 

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  1. What plan? Kansas has an offer on the table. Missouri legislature has been in session since January and they wait until there are 3 days left to try a ram an amendment through. There was no plan

  2. Basically what it boils down to is that democrats have been hearing that there was no time to discuss more important issue like healthcare, abortion right, infrastructure etc. But somehow NOW they have plenty of time to push those causes to the back burner and make time for this a few days before session ends.

    The reality is this will likely not be brought up in session and will have to be discussed in a special session called by the governor with everyone being called back to Jefferson City.

  3. You get the feeling g they’re going to end up with another renovation? I know the interested parties absolutely don’t want that but at this point all of the available options, including Kansas side, seem unlikely at best.

  4. I’m from Independence. Of course, I would like them to stay in Missouri, but where they are at now is pretty terrible. All around the stadium is like an apocalyptic wasteland. They have a superbowl and world series winning team and they leave it in the middle of nothing and can’t get anything developed. It’s embarrassing. Kansas deserves it honestly, at least they’ll put money into it and do something with it.

  6. Mayor Lucas went on 96.5 later and did some damage control. Said the city has a financial plan that “supports all of it” in place and a location set aside in downtown for the Royals. Said we “basically have broad terms of an agreement”

  7. Oh no! Two billionaire team owners may not get public money for their stadiums? The horror! How will they go on? How will they feed their kids if they have to pay for it themselves?! 

  9. Taking the interview from Mayor Lucas on 96.5 with a grain of salt… It seems the Royals are working with the city and most likely to get something done. Chiefs seem to be doing the bare minimum before bolting to Kansas and build their own Sofi type stadium by Kansas Speedway

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