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WE’RE NOT IN KANSAS (CITY, MISSOURI) ANYMORE: ANTITRUST AND INTERSTATE COMPETITION IMPLICATIONS IN THE CHIEFS’ STADIUM RELOCATION FROM MISSOURI TO KANSAS

Despite Arrowhead’s deep-rooted history and legacy, the Chiefs have recently announced their decision to begin constructing a new $3 billion domed stadium, which is to be located only about 20 miles west across state borders in Wyandotte County, Kansas. Although devoted fans mourn the move from Arrowhead, Chiefs ownership team has indicated that Kansas’s offer, covering 60% of stadium costs through state bonds, centralizing negotiations within a single entity, and having to pay no property taxes, provided a more attractive and streamlined financing structure than what was offered from Missouri to make renovations to the existing stadium. Although the arrangement may benefit Chiefs ownership, opponents warn that escalating interstate competition risks increasing taxpayer obligations and fueling future cross-border economic conflicts. The proposed relocation of the Kansas City Chiefs’ stadium from Missouri to Kansas highlights the legal and economic implications of interstate subsidy competition, raising important questions about antitrust law, state action immunity, and the broader fiscal and economic consequences for the Kansas City metropolitan region and its residents.

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KENTUCKY’S NEW “SYNTHETIC MEDIA” ELECTION LAW: A DISCLOSURE FIX OR A FIRST AMENDMENT FIGHT?

AI video generation has drastically improved in recent years. Released in September 2025, an OpenAI program called Sora 2 has been praised for its realism and quality in its video generation. Because of programs like this that can produce videos and images with convincing realism, Kentucky sought to regulate their use in electioneering communications.

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