Royals Stadium Funding Opposed by Missouri Workers Center

0:00It's April 22, I'm Cory with the story, and this is Kansas News today, your AI-powered local news. Royals fans, the teams pushing a new downtown stadium in Kansas City worth $1.9 billion, but the Missouri Worker Center just dropped opposition to the funding setup. Two-thirds of the cash comes from private pockets, while one-third taps public sources like $600 million in bonds and tax financing. All without a public vote on it. Earlier this year in April, Jackson County voters shot down a sales tax hike that would have bankrolled a similar spot in the Crossroads area. The centers calling out the lack of voters say, pointing to bigger needs like affordable homes, better schools, transit, and health care that communities are still chasing. They plan to keep fighting any deal leaning on public dollars without that vote, so expect more pushback as talks heat up.