Summary
The Kansas City Chiefs announced they will move from Arrowhead Stadium in Missouri to a new stadium in Kansas by the 2031 season. Kansas lawmakers approved funding for most of the new stadium's cost using special bonds. The move is significant for Kansas, while Missouri tried to keep the team with its own funding plans.
Key Facts
- The Chiefs will relocate to a new domed stadium in Kansas by 2031.
- Kansas lawmakers approved bonds to cover up to 70% of the project's cost.
- The bonds will be paid using taxes collected around the stadium area.
- The new location is near The Legends and Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas.
- The Chiefs' new facilities will include a practice center in Olathe, Kansas.
- Missouri proposed funding to keep the Chiefs but was less than Kansas's offer.
- Both the Chiefs and the Kansas City Royals' stadium leases in Missouri expire in 2031.
