Missouri
Election results are ‘positive moment’ in hopes of keeping Chiefs in Missouri, mayor says
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – Tuesday’s winners in the Kansas and Missouri gubernatorial primaries are strong players to keep Kansas City’s two largest professional franchises in the Show-Me State, according to the city’s top politician.
At Chiefs training camp on Wednesday in St. Joseph, Missouri, Mayor Quinton Lucas expressed optimism in retaining the Chiefs and Royals.
“Conversations continue with both teams,” Lucas told KCTV5. “I think whether we have a Gov. Kehoe or Gov. Quade, you’re going to see not just the governor’s office but the Missouri legislature supportive of retaining these two valuable assets here in the state of Missouri, particularly in Kansas City.”
Mike Kehoe, the state’s lieutenant governor, defeated State Sen. Bill Eigel and Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft for the Republican nomination for governor. Rep. Crystal Quade won the Democratic nomination over Mike Hamra.
In June 2024, Kehoe’s team released the following statement when asked if the state’s relationship with the Chiefs and Royals will continue:
“Missourians deserve a governor who will fight for jobs and economic growth while protecting taxpayers. Unlike his opponents, Mike Kehoe will not watch passively as other states poach our businesses. As governor, he will use every tool at his disposal to ensure Missouri is a state that welcomes investment, creates jobs, and spurs economic growth.”
The support for both teams continues to gain bipartisan backing, with Democratic nominee for Missouri Governor, Crystal Quade sharing similar feelings.
In June 2024 she released the following statement: “Any candidate for governor who claims they don’t care about the Arrowhead-sized hole losing the Chiefs would create is lying. We need to elect leaders who will work with the Chiefs to make sure all sides get a fair deal and keep our Super Bowl Champs playing football in Missouri for decades to come.”
While visiting Chiefs training camp, Lucas voiced his hope for the teams moving forward.
“I think this is a positive moment for all of us in the stadium conversation,” Lucas said. “I think you’re going to see progress in the months ahead.”
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Jackson County, Missouri, voters rejected a 3/8-cent sales tax proposal that would have gone toward funding a downtown ballpark for the Royals and renovation of Arrowhead Stadium.
In late April, Chiefs owner Clark Hunt said the organization is reassessing its options for the future, whether that be at Arrowhead Stadium or building a new venue.
Following the failed vote in April, legislators in Kansas passed a STAR bonds bill with the help of Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly that opens a pathway to the teams moving to the Sunflower State.
The current lease for the Chiefs and Royals at the Truman Sports Complex expires in 2031.
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As the United States prepares for the 250th celebration, the Missouri State Archives, in collaboration with the America 250 Missouri Commission, are calling for the public to join them with a new project.
From now through December 31st, 2026, the Archives is accepting items of Missouriana to be placed in a time capsule.
The “time capsule” will look different than what most people picture.
Instead of being buried or encased in cement, the time capsule will live in the Archives’ rare documents vault – the perfect place for artifacts to grow old.
One of the items submitted for the time capsule is a ticket stub from Game 6 of the 1964 World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Yankees.
The Yankees won this game to tie the series 3-3, before the Cardinals took Game 7.
For entry guidelines, additional details, and the submission form, click here.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KFVS) – It’s been a little over one week since Missouri’s lawmakers called it quits for the year, but that doesn’t mean they’re all happy with what was accomplished, or what was not accomplished.
Artificial intelligence continues to spread into every area of our lives, and it’s largely unchecked by government regulations.
In Missouri, 100 bills were passed this year, but none of them regulate the use of artificial intelligence. Over a dozen ideas on how to regulate AI were presented by lawmakers, but all the bills died before the end of the regular legislative session.
State lawmakers cannot explore AI or data center regulations again until the new legislative session starts in January 2027.
AI regulations are popular with Missouri voters. Only 16% of Missouri voters polled by YouGov and SLU believe recent AI innovations had a positive effect on society. Regulating artificial intelligence is also popular with both parties.
Bolivar Republican Rep. Christopher Warwick wants to see protections for children.
“My heart is is to make sure that we’re protecting our kids. We want to protect Missourians in general, but when the AI starts affecting our kids,” Warwick said.
While St. Louis Democratic Sen. Doug Beck says we need to make it clear what is and isn’t AI.
“That can be very scary, and some of the things they can do with it, you don’t know what’s real and what isn’t real,” Beck said.
The explosion of AI is leading to more and more data centers, including many projects here in Missouri. Though many in Missouri are currently fighting to keep data centers from their neighborhoods, their growth is something Gov. Mike Kehoe appreciates.
“As President Trump said, AI is the space race of our time. And certainly Missouri wants to be involved in that race and wants to continue to lead,” Kehoe said at an event in Montgomery County to celebrate a new Google data center.
President Trump issued an executive order telling states to rely on federal AI regulations, but Congress is on a summer vacation without having passed any AI bills.
The executive order President Trump put out says funding for rural broadband could be at risk if state lawmakers don’t align with his plan. A Utah lawmaker was told by the Trump administration that his bill doesn’t fit into their AI plan.
The executive order reads, “United States AI companies must be free to innovate without cumbersome regulation. But excessive State regulation thwarts this imperative. First, State-by-State regulation by definition creates a patchwork of 50 different regulatory regimes that makes compliance more challenging, particularly for start-ups.”
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