Kansas lawmakers pen letter inviting Chiefs across state line

Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson and House Speaker Dan Hawkins issued a letter to the owners of the Kansas City Chiefs in an attempt to get the team to relocate across the state line.

The letter reportedly coincided with a mass text message campaign asking people to urge their state representatives to support a plan that includes sales tax revenue bonds.

“(The plan) represents, in our view, the best economic development partnership the franchise will find in America,” Masterson and Hawkins said in the letter. “With our strategic location, a vibrant fan base, robust economic incentives and the exceptional tools at our disposal, we are poised to make the Kansas City Chiefs even stronger.”

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