Missouri Senate Passes $1.5B Stadium, Relief Bill

The Missouri Senate has passed a $1.5 billion-plus package to keep the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals from relocating to Kansas, combining up to 50% stadium funding with over $100 million in disaster relief for tornado-hit St. Louis. The legislation, known as the Show Me Sports Investment Act, also allocates funds for a nuclear research reactor, a mental health hospital, emergency housing, and tax breaks for affected residents. Bipartisan Senate support was secured after increasing the disaster relief component. Kansas has offered a competing stadium funding package of up to 70%, giving teams until June 30 to decide their future location. The package still faces a vote in the Missouri House. Despite Missouri's efforts, the Chiefs and Royals have not committed to remaining in the state.