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Why the Chiefs and Royals couldn’t convince Kansas City voters to foot the bill for their stadiums

  • Written by Victor Matheson, Professor of Economics and Accounting, College of the Holy Cross
Why the Chiefs and Royals couldn’t convince Kansas City voters to foot the bill for their stadiumsHad the Jackson County tax extension passed, the Kansas City Royals would have likely moved to a new downtown location.Kirby Lee/Getty Images

For the Kansas City Chiefs brass, it must have seemed like the perfect time to ask local voters to cough up some money for stadium renovations.

The team was riding high from a big Super Bowl win in February...

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