KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KFVS) – Governor Mike Parson isn’t yet concerned about reported attempts by Kansas lawmakers to lure the KC Chiefs to the Sunflower State.
“We’ll see what Kansas does if they do anything,” Parson told the bureau Thursday. “I’m not sure they’re going to do anything yet. You had the governor come out and say she thought financially, they weren’t in very good shape.”
Parson doesn’t hide his fandom of the back-to-back Super Bowl Championship team, even sporting a tattoo in the shape of Missouri, with the team’s signature red and gold colors.
The term-limited Republican added though, that the franchise is a business and must be treated like any other valuable, economic asset.
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“This is big business, and we got to look at it that way,” Parson said. “We got to make sure that this is good for the people of the state of Missouri. We know the impact on the economy it has, and we know that’s for many years to come.”
While some lawmakers are urging the governor to call a special session to answer any legislation attempted by our western neighbors, Parson said he doesn’t think that action is necessary at this stage.
Still, with Parson’s final term in office ending in January, major decisions about the state’s relationship with the Chiefs, and the Kansas City Royals, will occur under the next governor’s tenure.
Below is a list of the responses the bureau received from the leading candidates of the major political parties or their campaigns.
Mike Kehoe, Lt. Governor, Republican:
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“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.”
Crystal Quade, House Minority Leader, Democrat:
“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.”
Bill Eigel, State Senator, Republican:
“I’m confident that the Chiefs will make the right decision and remain in Missouri, but it won’t be because of taxpayer handouts for sports teams or stadiums on my watch. Government shouldn’t be in the business of picking winners and losers. I’m going to ensure Missouri is a place where all people can thrive.”
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Mike Hamra, Business Owner, Democrat:
“Missourians take pride in being the home to the Chiefs. State leaders should explore every reasonable option to keep the chiefs in Missouri.”
An investigation is underway after a crash involving a Missouri City police officer left two family members dead Thursday evening.
A mother and her son were killed in a car crash on Thursday evening after they were hit by a Missouri City Police car. Missouri City Police said they are still investigating the details after their officer was involved in the fatal accident. The accident happened about 8:40 p.m. as the family was leaving a parking lot when they were hit by the squad car on Cartwright near FM 2234.
Sergeant Steven Woodard with DPS says 53-year-old Angela Stewart and her 16-year-old son Mason were killed in the crash.
“I can confirm to you that he was the driver, and they were both pronounced deceased by the Fort Bend County Medical Examiner’s office,” said Sergeant Woodard.
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The officer was responding to a robbery call at an ATM at the time of the collision. That’s when the family pulled out of the parking lot and was T-boned by the officer. Hours after the crash, another person was found in the backseat of the police car.
“As the investigation of the crash was being investigated by the Texas Department of Public Safety, it was discovered the responding officer in the crash had a male occupant in the backseat,” said Missouri City Police Chief Brandon Harris. “The occupant was transported to the Ben Taub Hospital and his condition is unknown.”
The Missouri City Officer was transported to the Medical Center and was later released. Missouri City police said they aren’t sure if the person in the backseat was in custody during the time of the accident. The department says it will be conducting an internal investigation into policies and procedures.
ST. LOUIS — An overwhelming majority of registered voters don’t know who they’ll support in the Missouri gubernatorial race to succeed Governor Mike Parson. The statewide poll is released a little more than six weeks ahead of the August 6th Missouri primary.
The new Emerson College Polling/The Hill/Missouri Nexstar poll shows a tight, two-person race for the Republican nomination for Missouri governor, plus much more, from the presidential race to the issues of sports betting and abortion access.
The Missouri Governor’s Race
The first thing that jumps out of the poll is the Republican Missouri Governor primary race. No candidate tops 25% among likely Republican voters. 46% are undecided, double the top two candidates combined.
A poll finds 23% of voters support Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, 20% support Lt. Governor Mike Kehoe, and 6% support State Senator Bill Eigel.
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Emerson College Polling’s Senior Director, Matt Taglia, says it looks like a two-person race to the finish between Ashcroft and Kehoe.
“Ashcroft is leading among younger voters. Kehoe is leading with older voters. If I’m a Republican primary candidate, that’s something I absolutely want to see. These are high-likelihood, high-propensity voters, so that’s a very good sign for Kehoe’s campaign,” Taglia told Fox 2 News.
The full breakdown of support for candidates on the Republican ballot is as follows:
Undecided – 45.8%
John (Jay) R. Ashcroft – 22.5%
Mike Kehoe – 19.6%
Bill Eigel – 5.9%
Robert J. Olson – 1.7%
Chris Wright – 1.4%
Amber Thomsen – 1.3%
Darrell L. McClanahan III – 1.3%
Jeremy Gundel – 0.4%
Darren L. Grant – 0.1%
Biden vs. Trump
Ahead of next Thursday’s debate between President Biden and former President Trump, the poll points to a third straight election victory for Mr. Trump in Missouri. Mr. Biden’s statewide approval rating is just 32%.
Trump leads Biden by about 13% in a head-to-head matchup. The lead expands to more than 15% in a five-candidate race with Robert Kennedy, Cornell West, and Jill Stein. 36% say Mr. Trump’s recent felony convictions in New York will have no impact on their vote and 33% say they are less likely to vote for him now.
“As things stand right now, this is not a competitive state for President Biden,” Taglia said.
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Missouri Senate Race
He called Missouri’s U.S. Senate race between likely nominees, Republican incumbent Josh Hawley and Democrat Lucas Kunce, “Hawley’s race to lose”. Hawley has a 9% lead.
The economy is the top issue for Missouri voters, with 34% abortion access is second, at 12%. The 12% is significant and may impact the U.S. Senate race, according to Taglia.
“Seeing abortion in second place, I think, says something. There is the potential that it influences races further up the ballot,” he said.
Sports issues
The poll also looks at big sports issues. Voters polled are slightly in favor of legalized sports betting (38%–35%), which is also within the margin of error. Plus, 26% are undecided.
“I think that there’s some messaging work to do here if you’re on the side of passing sports betting in Missouri. I don’t think folks necessarily know what all it entails but a lot of them are, in principle, supportive of the idea,” Taglia said.
Finally, amid talk of the Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Royals moving across the state line and into Kansas after voters shot down stadium measures in April, 46% say it’s “very important” and nearly 17% say it’s “somewhat important” (63% total) to keep the Chiefs in Missouri.
When it comes to the Royals, 38% say “very important”, 20% ‘say’somewhat’ (58% total).
Emerson College Polling, The Hill, and Nexstar Missouri conducted this poll. Review our methodology and data here. The surveys were conducted on June 17–19, 2024. The sample consisted of n = 1000 registered voters, with a credibility interval of +/-3%. The sample of likely Republican primary voters consists of a sample of 489, with a credibility interval of +/-4.4%.
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced he is filing a lawsuit against the state of New York for what he called “their direct attack on our democratic process through unconstitutional lawfare against President Trump.”
On Thursday, Bailey said on his podcast, “The Bailey Wire,” that his office would be taking steps to combat illicit prosecutions against the former president.
Bailey said it’s time to restore the rule of law.
“Radical progressives in New York are trying to rig the 2024 election. We have to stand up and fight back,” he exclusively told Fox News Digital.
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Andrew Bailey, Missouri’s attorney general, said he will sue New York for “their direct attack on our democratic process through unconstitutional lawfare against President Trump.”(Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Bailey said the state’s actions against Trump sabotage Missourians’ right to a free and fair election.
“We have to fight back against a rogue prosecutor who is trying to take a presidential candidate off the campaign trail,” Bailey wrote on X.
Bailey’s office noted that the lawsuit will go straight to the U.S. Supreme Court because it is a state versus state action. His office said it will be titled “Missouri vs. New York.”
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Last month, Bailey probed the Justice Department for documents related to any communications with prosecutors connected to the indictments of former President Trump.
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Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey and President Biden.(Getty Images )
“The investigations and subsequent prosecutions of former President Donald J. Trump appear to have been conducted in coordination with the United States Department of Justice,” Bailey alleges, adding that he believes that allegation is demonstrated in part by the move of the third-highest ranking DOJ official, Matthew Colangelo, to the Manhattan DA’s office to help prosecute the criminal case, N.Y. v. Trump.
In addition, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg worked alongside New York Attorney General Letitia James in pursuing civil litigation against Trump, using that experience as a springboard from which to campaign for his current position, Bailey notes.
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“During that campaign, Bragg promised ‘if elected, [he] would go after Trump.’ Once he won election, he pledged ‘to personally focus on the high-profile probe into former President Donald Trump’s business practices,’” Bailey states.
Bailey argues that Bragg’s decision to bring the prosecution “despite its transparent weakness has nonetheless had the effect of keeping former President Trump off the campaign trail, which President Biden has bragged about.”
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“Given the timing (Bragg charged Trump only after Trump declared his candidacy for President), the transparent weakness of the charges, and the effect the charges have in keeping Trump off the campaign trail, there is substantial reason to suspect the Biden administration has coordinated with Bragg and others to bring prosecutions against Trump,” Bailey claims.
Fox News Digital’s Brianna Herlihy contributed to this report.
