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Posts Tagged ‘Missouri’

Chiefs, Royals ask Kansas for Incentives to Help Teams Leave Missouri

By | June 18, 2024 | 0
Patrick Mahomes throws a pass against the Buffalo Bills during the third quarter in the AFC Divisional Playoff game at Arrowhead Stadium on Jan. 23, 2022.

The Kansas City Chiefs and Royals urged Kansas lawmakers to expand a tax incentive program to help the teams leave Missouri and move across the state line.

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Winners and Losers of Missouri’s 2024 Legislative Session

By | May 20, 2024 | 0
The Missouri House of Representatives commemorates the end of the 2024 legislative session by tossing hard copies of bills into the air upon adjournment.

Dysfunction defined the Missouri legislative session, which ended last week after passing the fewest bills in history. Here are the winners and losers.

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Democrats Filibuster Bill Making it Harder to Amend Missouri Constitution

By | May 14, 2024 | 0
Senate Minority Leader John Rizzo, D-Independence, speaks Thursday at a weekly leadership news conference with (from left) Sens. Doug Beck, D-Affton, Steve Roberts, D-St. Louis, and Brian Williams, D-University City.

Democrats are fighting legislative efforts to make it harder to amend the Missouri Constitution. An initiative seeks to get abortion access on the fall ballot.

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More than 380,000 Sign Petition to Put Abortion Rights on Missouri Ballot

By | May 3, 2024 | 0
Supporters sign an initiative petition in support of a ballot measure that would legalize abortion up to the point of fetal viability in Missouri. during an event on Feb. 6, 2024, in Kansas City hosted by Missourians for Constitutional Freedom.

An effort to enshrine abortion rights in the Missouri Constitution has collected more than 380,000 signatures. The issue will likely be on the November ballot. 

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Pondering Costs and Benefits of Royals and Chiefs Stadiums

By | March 21, 2024 | 0
A view of the downtown skyline from inside the proposed Kansas City Royals ballpark.

The Chiefs and Royals want to use a Jackson County sales tax to upgrade Arrowhead Stadium and a build a new ballpark. Voters are weighing costs and benefits.

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