Kansas Flexes BILLIONS For Chiefs & Royals After JoCo Shame

Context that our journalist friends might not have time to share . . .

Kansas was embarrassed that stadium talk was DESTROYED this week by Johnson County and so they're trying to shift the narrative away from resistance expressed by neighborhoods, elected leaders and all manner of stakeholders.   

In other words . . .

It's still reasonable to be skeptical about Kansas stadium chatter as long as the teams are staying silent. 

Here's the word . . .  

"While Kansas is actively negotiating and making offers, including using STAR bonds, for the Chiefs and Royals to move to Kansas, no final agreement is in place, and the teams haven't committed to moving; the upcoming Legislative Coordinating Council meeting is a key step, but Kansas officials emphasize they are still "aggressively pursuing" a deal, not finalizing one. Both teams are exploring options, potentially playing the states off each other for better public funding, with Missouri also offering incentives, leaving the final decision uncertain as deadlines approach . . ."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com links . . .

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