Kansas legislators and new group make strategic move to attract the Kansas City Chiefs from Missouri
- Top Kansas lawmakers are actively pursuing the Kansas City Chiefs to relocate to Kansas.
- Efforts include proposing the team's involvement in planning a new stadium financed by state bonds.
- The potential move could have significant economic and cultural implications for the region.
Top Kansas lawmakers want the Kansas City Chiefs to help plan a new stadium in Kansas. They asked the Chiefs for ideas in a letter. A group called Scoop and Score also wants the Chiefs to move to Kansas. They started a petition and hired lobbyists to help. This all started when voters in Missouri said no to a tax for the Chiefs' stadium. Lawmakers hope the Chiefs can help make the new stadium project successful. The plan is to use state bonds to pay for the new stadium. The money to pay off the bonds would come from taxes on sales and alcohol near the stadium. This is similar to how Kansas City, Kansas, built the NASCAR Speedway. Lawmakers believe this plan will benefit Kansas taxpayers and boost the state's economy. Some lawmakers wanted to build new stadiums for both the Chiefs and the Royals before, but it didn't happen. A group called Americans for Prosperity-Kansas is against using bonds for stadiums and has influence with Republicans.