The Missouri Senate, faced with the inevitability of the Chiefs and Royals leaving for Kansas, passed on Thursday morning a plan to keep both teams from leaving. The consensus was reached at a time when many doubted the ability of the Senate to strike a deal.

The Kansas City Chiefs and Royals get a win at the Missouri Capitol. As part of a special session of the state legislature, the Senate has passed a pitch that aims to keep the teams in Missouri. Senate Bill 3 would fund up to 50% of the costs to build or renovate stadiums for the

Kurtis Gregory of Marshall is sponsoring the bill to set aside state tax money to finance new and renovated stadiums for Kansas City sports teams (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent). Gov. Mike Kehoe expanded the agenda of the special session Wednesday enough to win Missouri Senate passage of bills with money for disaster recovery in St.