Kansas Lawmakers Approve Plan to Lure Chiefs from Missouri

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The Kansas Legislature's bipartisan effort to lure the Missouri-based Kansas City Chiefs and Royals to their state took a major step forward Tuesday with the approval of a measure to authorize state bonds to help finance new stadiums and practice facilities for both teams.

As reported by The Associated Press, Kansas City's metropolitan area of 2.3 million residents is split by the border with Missouri. The plan from the Republican-controlled Legislature goes next to Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly. While she stopped short of promising to sign it, she said in a statement that “Kansas now has the opportunity to become a professional sports powerhouse.”

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