Sen. Kurtis Gregory, R-Marshall, says his bill to help fund new or improved stadiums for the Kansas City Royals and Chiefs is not like throwing the entire house at the teams – it’s more like half the kitchen sink.
The offer that Gregory and state leaders have come up with has already cleared two Missouri Senate committees. That means state senators could put their game faces on and debate the plan as early as Wednesday.
Gregory’s proposal would fund as much as 50% of the total cost of building or renovating stadiums for the teams. He told Senate committee members that his bill is responsible.
“Let’s say we get 20 years in and the city of Nashville or Salt Lake City, which both I have learned over the last 24 hours, have actually made sales pitches to the Royals, makes one that they abso