{"id":2072558,"date":"2025-10-06T15:43:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T15:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2072558"},"modified":"2025-10-06T15:43:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T15:43:17","slug":"still-no-solution-to-the-kansas-city-royals-stadium-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/still-no-solution-to-the-kansas-city-royals-stadium-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"Still No Solution To The Kansas City Royals Stadium Issue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n            <!-- image --><\/p>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstalkflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Royals-Defeat-Rays-4-2.jpg\" data-caption=\"Kansas City Royals center fielder Kyle Isbel catches a fly ball for the out on Tampa Bay Rays' Taylor Walls during the ninth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, July 3, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. The Royals won 4-2. (AP Photo\/Charlie Riedel)\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kansas City Royals center fielder Kyle Isbel catches a fly ball for the out on Tampa Bay Rays&#8217; Taylor Walls during the ninth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, July 3, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. The Royals won 4-2. (AP Photo\/Charlie Riedel)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>            <!-- content --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kansas and Missouri are still in the mix to land the Royals stadium deal<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"There Is Still No Solution To The Kansas City Royals Stadium Issue\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Se11L1aa7dU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The question of when Kansas City Royals owner John Sherman will finally solve his stadium dilemma remains unanswered. Sherman\u2019s ownership group faces a pleasant, yet complicated, choice \u2014\u00a0<strong>stay in Jackson County, Missouri, or move the franchise across the border into Kansas.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kansas lawmakers have made their intentions clear, offering generous incentives to lure the team west. Meanwhile, Missouri is fighting to keep the Royals in-state, with Governor Mike Kehoe signing a bill that allocates state money to help retain the franchise.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Stadium Saga: From Rejection to Rival Offers<\/h4>\n<p>This issue dates back to\u00a0April 2024, when Jackson County voters rejected a sales tax extension that would have helped fund both a new downtown Royals ballpark and renovations to the Kansas City Chiefs\u2019 Arrowhead Stadium. The failed measure forced Sherman\u2019s hand, pushing the team to explore other options.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, Kansas politicians have been working aggressively to make their state the Royals\u2019 new home. They passed a proposal using\u00a0<strong>S<\/strong>TAR bonds\u00a0to cover up to\u00a075% of construction costs\u00a0for two new stadiums. Revenue from sports betting, the state lottery, and sales tax collected within the stadium districts would help repay the bond debt. A liquor tax could also provide an additional revenue stream, with lawmakers allowing\u00a0up to 100% of liquor sales tax revenue\u00a0in stadium zones to fund the projects.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Missouri\u2019s Counteroffer and the Tug-of-War for a Franchise<\/h4>\n<p>Not to be outdone, Missouri legislators countered with a plan of their own \u2014 committing to pay\u00a0up to 50% of the construction costs\u00a0for two venues to keep both the Royals and the Chiefs from defecting to Kansas. The competition between the two states has intensified, turning the stadium debate into a\u00a0high-stakes regional tug-of-war.<\/p>\n<p>For now, Kansas officials have given Sherman and the Royals\u2019 ownership more time to evaluate their options, while Missouri continues to refine its offer. Both states understand the economic ripple effect of housing a Major League Baseball team \u2014 from job creation to tourism and community development.<\/p>\n<p>As the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstalkflorida.com\/mlb\/\">2026 MLB season<\/a> approaches, the Royals\u2019 stadium saga has entered overtime, with Kansas and Missouri battling to see\u00a0which state will ultimately call the Royals their own.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Evan Weiner\u2019s books are available on iTunes:<\/strong>\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/author\/evan-weiner\/id595575191\">Evan Weiner on Apple Books<\/a><br \/><strong>Contact:<\/strong>\u00a0<a>evan_weiner@hotmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('init', '329277075295814');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source sportstalkflorida.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kansas City Royals center fielder Kyle Isbel catches a fly ball for the out on Tampa Bay Rays&#8217; Taylor Walls during the ninth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, July 3, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. 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