From Senator Patty Lewis (D):

The Chiefs’ decision to leave Missouri is incredibly disappointing. There are no winners in a Border War, just losses on both sides. Companies moving back and forth across the state line to reap massive tax breaks while creating no real net job growth is bad for families, bad for the region, and bad for both states. Missouri’s Governor has no plan to grow our economy besides doubling down on the same failed tax plans that brought us here. It’s time for a hard and honest look at what is driving people, business, and teams out of Missouri.

Some of the responses:

Well, regulating what physicians can and cannot do at the legislative level is part of our brain drain. Physicians don’t even want to come here for residency or fellowship because they cannot get adequate training. Like it or not pro life crowd, we are losing good qualified physicians because they cannot practice for fear of legal retribution.

There’s that.

The Missouri state government is full-on fascist right now, for one thing. Kansas seems much more stable.

Republican philosophy is: I have mine. You are on your own.

For now, I believe this to be what’s going on here in Missouri “The inmates are running the asylum”. This means that those who should be in control (the “asylum staff”) are actually being managed or dictated to by the people who are supposed to be controlled (the “inmates”), leading to chaos, disorder, or bad decisions, often because the supposed leaders are incompetent or absent. It signifies a complete role reversal where the least qualified people are in charge, creating an anarchic or dysfunctional situation, common in corporate or tech settings.

I think what this means is yet another multi-billion dollar employer has seen the instability in the state and decided to move on.

No it is the rich looking for another free stadium.

It’s the Republicans who run the state! They run over our wishes again and again. I’m not saying the Democrats will make everything better but it’s worth a try. Cutting taxes indiscriminately will only mean a cut in services and jobs. It’s time to change direction.

Kansas and Missouri are in a race to the bottom. You hit the nail on the head: when businesses jump across the state line for tax incentives, no new net jobs are being created in the KC metro and workers get stuck paying the bill. Both states need to find a better approach or both states will soon find themselves bankrupt.

Missouri Governor is just another Trump puppet! Take care of the rich and screw the middle class, schools and small business. It’s time the people stood up

Previously:

Are you ready for some football? In Kansas. (December 23, 2025)