Newsflash: Baller Glory Might Distract Kansas City Voters

We noted this last month but it's worth repeating . . . 

KANSAS CITY PRO-SPORTS GLORY DISTRACTS THE VAST MAJORITY OF VOTERS!!!

This is true on our end as well given that any mention of Taylor Swift or even Brittany Mahomes brings in far more readers than detailed reports on our ongoing municipal hot mess.

Here's Helling's take . . .

"But the Chiefs’ Super Bowl and the Royals’ roster, and the soccer tournament, are exciting and fun. In this, they remind us sports are typically exempt from the real-world calculus voters apply to other decisions, suchh as taxes and spending for schools, or roads or police."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

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