Jackson County voters reject stadium sales tax that would fund new Royals ballpark
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The 3/8th-cent sales tax extension would have helped build a new Kansas City Royals stadium downtown as well as fund renovations at Arrowhead Stadium for the Chiefs. Tuesday's vote followed months of intense campaigning from both teams, and a concerted opposition from community and activist groups.

Owner threatens to take the teams somewhere he can get free money to ruin a historic part of a different city

  • Mactan [he/him]@lemmy.mlEnglish
    11·
    3 months ago

    I remember when Wisconsin cut it’s university system by 300m and then gave a 300m tax credit to the Milwaukee Bucks. glad somebody isn’t doing that for once