Missouri governor hints at special session to fund Chiefs, Royals stadiums
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Days after the Missouri Senate adjourned abruptly and left a bill to help fund projects aimed at keeping the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals in Missouri, the state’s governor has called for a special session.
Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe announced Friday morning that he will recall the state’s legislative body back to Jefferson City to reconsider the initiative.
“We look forward to getting that back before the General Assembly,” Kehoe told reporters.
The governor did not give specifics on a date.
The last-minute effort ed in the Missouri House on Tuesday as an amendment to Senate Bill 80. The rush was then on to get it through the Senate by the scheduled end of session on Friday at 6 p.m. That goalpost changed Wednesday when Senate Republicans ended the session two days early without taking the measure to a vote.
It’s the latest development in an ongoing stadium saga for both teams as they face the expiration of their leases at the Truman Sports Complex in 2031.
The plan, backed by Kehoe, applies only to stadiums with capacities that exceed 30,000 people. It would’ve allowed teams to get a bond up to their current state tax revenue. That comes out to nearly $29 million for the Chiefs and $26 million for the Royals. It also would’ve allowed a 10% tax credit up to $50 million, and only up to half of the project.
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