The 11-page ‘community impact partnership agreement’ commits at least $55 million back to Kansas City over 30 years. Here’s what the public gets and how it compares to other deals.
Kansas City Royals
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Worker groups seek common ground on proposed new Royals ballpark
Two weeks after a public meeting broke down in jeers, Mayor Quinton Lucas invited Kansas City worker groups to talk. Here’s what they agree on — and what they don’t.
Posted inLocal Government
The Royals ‘think big.’ Proposed stadium at Crown Center would be the fourth-most expensive major league ballpark
The Royals have pitched a $1.9 billion stadium. That’s twice as expensive as Atlanta’s Truist Park and quadruple the cost of Denver’s Coors Field.
Posted inLocal Government
The Kansas City Royals are coming to Crown Center. Here’s how taxpayers are supporting the project
It’s official: the Royals are moving to Crown Center. But it remains unclear how much money Missouri taxpayers will contribute.
Posted inState Government
The Royals draw far more fans than the Chiefs. Does that mean a baseball stadium is better for Kansas and Missouri?
Even the poorest-drawing baseball teams can attract more than 1 million fans in a year. There is no football stadium big enough to sell that many regular-season tickets. Should Kansas and Missouri prioritize the Royals?
Posted inState Government
Missouri’s special session has come to an end. Here’s what lawmakers passed.
Despite tensions and division, the legislature passed all three of the governor’s initial priorities within two weeks.
Posted inKansas
Experts warn Kansas STAR bonds can’t pay off new stadium plans ‘to cover one of the facilities, let alone two’
Missouri is trying again to pass a stadium financing plan. Kansas already has one, but there’s no consensus on whether it’ll work.
Posted inState Government
Dysfunction makes path to keeping Chiefs and Royals in Jackson County ‘rough’
With the Jackson County option sidelined by “dysfunction,” the only stadium-related bill to progress through the Missouri legislature would open a path for a Royals stadium in Clay County.
Posted inState Government
Kansas might use STAR bonds to lure Chiefs and Royals. Here’s how they worked on other projects
Kansas lawmakers have returned to Topeka for a special tax-cutting session and are expected to vote on a STAR bond proposal to finance a new stadium.
Posted inElections, Local Government
The Royals want your tax dollars for a new stadium. What to know before the April 2 vote
Upward of $1.7 billion taxpayer dollars are on the line this April.
After years of planning and negotiations, the Kansas City Royals want to demolish six blocks of the Crossroads district to make way for a shiny new baseball stadium.
But first, they will need voters to agree to tax themselves for four decades to subsidize the Royals and the Kansas City Chiefs.