State has crafted a financial incentive package in push to keep national league football and major league baseball teams from relocating to Kansas.

The bill is a response to action from Kansas, which passed legislation offering to pay 70% of the cost of building new stadiums for the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals. While the teams called Missouri’s plan competitive,

I commend Governor Kehoe for crafting legislation that will keep the Chiefs and Royals in Missouri for years to come,” Lucas said Monday.