When ‘no cost to taxpayers’ isn’t the whole story

By: Patrick Tuohey

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: March 25, 2026

Words: 797

Last Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago

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Across the country, governors and mayors are embracing a familiar pitch: high-profile development projects financed with bonds that supposedly come at “no cost to taxpayers.”

This is certainly the case with huge investments in stadiums for professional sports teams, such as Kansas’ proposal to issue $1.8 billion in bonds to help finance a new domed stadium for the Chiefs, or for Washington, D.C.’s bonds for a new Commanders stadium. The former was presented …

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