The recent effort to build the Kansas City Chiefs a new stadium and practice facility in Kansas has passed its first legislative step.
On Tuesday afternoon, the Kansas House of Representatives voted 84-38 to pass a bill creating a Sales Tax and Revenue (STAR) bond district where new facilities for up to two professional sports franchises could be financed and constructed. Then the Kansas Senate voted 27-8 to pass the measure.
“Are you going to step up today and take a leap of faith and make this happen – keep them in the metroplex and bring money to Kansas?