A pair of Missouri state lawmakers on Friday were in court “seeking to strike down a law designed to keep” the Royals in the state as the team continues to weigh its ballpark options, according to Kacen Bayless of the K.C. STAR. Cole County Circuit Court Judge Christopher Limbaugh held a “roughly two-hour hearing” in a lawsuit that could “ultimately determine whether Missouri’s sweeping stadium-funding law will remain in effect.” The lawsuit was filed in July by state Sen. Mike Moon, Rep. Bryant Wolfin and conservative activist Ron Calzone, who “argue that the law is unconstitutional and should be struck down.” Limbaugh did “not rule on the merits of the lawsuit on Friday, but the case could have broader implications on Missouri’s efforts to keep the Royals inside state lines.” The law, approved by state lawmakers last summer, “served as Missouri’s bid to prevent” the Royals and Chiefs from moving to Kansas. Moon said that he “supported the Royals remaining in Missouri,” but the decision should “not be left up to the state’s taxpayers.” Moon: “It’s great for the state to have them. But it’s a choice that they need to make and it’s not up to the legislature to give public money to a private entity in order to tease them to stay here” (K.C. STAR, 1/10).
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