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What Kansas City stadium tax defeat says about teams, their subsidies and Jackson County voters

April 7, 2024 | By MEG CUNNINGHAM AND JOSH MERCHANT, Missouri Independent

The Royals and the Chiefs had everything. Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce — fresh off of a Super Bowl victory — endorsed a “yes” vote in ads airing on TV and on YouTube. Endorsements rolled in from the city’s top political players: Mayor Quinton Lucas (belatedly), U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver and nearly every union in…