Missouri Senate SHUTS DOWN Stadium Funding For Royals & Chiefs

Nothing is every accomplished in Jeff City without a serious fight.

And so . . .

This morning Show-Me State insiders confront the possibility that political bickering could lose the last two championship pro-teams that would fund THOUSANDS of Missouri jobs.

Check-it . . . 

The House fast tracked the bill in this last week of session. Then the Senate slammed on the brakes.

It’s the second time in two working days that the House threw the Senate a last-minute curve ball.

Last Friday, House Budget Committee Chairman Dirk Deaton unexpectedly canceled a negotiated $513 million bill to fund construction projects around the state – citing a need to save money.

The Senate’s frustration with Deaton’s move boiled over into the Chiefs and Royals package on Tuesday.

Appropriations Committee Chairman Lincoln Hough, R-Springfield, said he was not necessarily opposed to the Chiefs and Royals plan. He was venting about Deaton’s spending priorities.

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MONET: Senate slams brakes on House’s fast-tracked plan to keep Chiefs, Royals in Missouri