Power Play: Mayor Q Enjoyed Kansas City Chiefs Game Courtesy Of Evergy

A welcomed look at a local power play . . . The newspaper buried the most important detail but we thought our blog community would be interested in this passage . . .

Mayor Lucas may have had another reason to feel pleased. The electric company Evergy provided him with tickets valued at $560.

Public officials in Missouri and Kansas have accepted more than $30,000 in football tickets and related gifts, like parking, since 2017 when the Patrick Mahomes era began – a period capped by Sunday’s Super Bowl victory over the Philadelphia Eagles. Lucas alone has received at least $4,000 in Chiefs-related gifts since taking office in 2019.

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When Chiefs play, lobbyists pay to get Missouri and Kansas politicians into big games

When the Kansas City Chiefs took on the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC Championship at Arrowhead Stadium last year, Mayor Quinton Lucas was excited. "KC, get yo SWAGGER," he tweeted before the game. Lucas may have had another reason to feel pleased. The electric company Evergy provided him with tickets valued at $560.

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