The Kansas Legislature will return to Topeka on June 18th by order of Governor Laura Kelly.
The stated reason for the session is to address tax reform. However, another reason may just be to discuss efforts to lure the Kansas City Chiefs from Missouri to Kansas. Senate President Ty Masterson and house Speaker Dan Hawkins recently co-authored a letter to Chief's CEO Clark Hunt outlining a plan that could bring the NFL franchise to the Sunflower State.
State Senator Virgil Peck says he is wary of the proposition.
Peck says there are two things that concern him about the proposition.
His other concern is the proposed STAR bond that might be used to pay for the move. Peck says Kansas has used STAR bonds 16 times over the past few years and only 3 of those times were the bonds successful. Peck says it's worth looking into the possibility of bringing the Chiefs to Kansas, but he adds that they aren't going anywhere soon, so Kansas politicians and taxpayers alike should not rush into something everyone might come to regret.
