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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
David A. Lieb

Missouri approves stadium aid for Kansas City Chiefs and Royals and disaster relief for St. Louis

Stadiums-Chiefs-Royals - (Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Missouri lawmakers on Wednesday approved hundreds of millions of dollars of financial aid to try to persuade the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals to remain in the state and help the St. Louis area recover from a devastating tornado.

House passage sends the legislative package to Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe, who called lawmakers into special session with a plea for urgent action. Kehoe is expected to sign the measures into law.

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