Mark Alford (r) [2025 file photo].
Congressman Mark Alford
[December 22, 2025]
We’re disappointed to see the Chiefs’ announcement that they will move across the state line.
While this is a set back for the KCMO metro area, I know Governor Mike Kehoe did everything in his power to get them to stay. I applaud Governor Kehoe and the state legislature’s steadfast leadership throughout this process.
With this behind us, it’s time to move forward. We must deliver real prosperity, job opportunities, and economic development by thoughtfully eliminating the state income tax, while at the federal level, we work to bring home responsible federal investments through my work on the House Committee on Appropriations.
Together, we will turn the “Show Me State” into the “Grow Me State.”
You can smell the desperate fear.
Too bad it had to be over sportsball.
Some of the responses:
BS. The GOP controlled legislature was too busy overturning the will of the voters on minimum wage and abortion. Holding hearings and votes on how to make trans youth lives a hell hole.
They should have been busy on the stadiums.
Kansas tried this perpetual cutting taxes nonsense and figured out that subtracting all the time doesn’t end well. Looks like MO is dumb enough to think they can do it ‘better’ by pretending that subtraction is really addition. 🥴
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What did the Governor do exactly to prevent this from happening?
Mike Kehoe (r) [2025 file photo].
Attended some Cheifs games in a VIP box.
good photo ops.
All while criticizing KC saying we were crime-ridden.
LOL, Kehoe campaigned mightily on the fact he was going to keep the Chiefs in MO no matter what. You the taxpayer paid $175-225K for the #MOLEG Special Session that was supposed to keep the team in the state. Just goes to show how ineffective and incompetent the Republican Majority Controlled Missouri Legislature really is.
the governor gets the blame just as the governor of Kansas is being lauded for her efforts . But the truth when 2 red states are raiding each other it seems the people lose and it’s a rush to the bottom for the area . Moving of a team like this takes away lots of business and economic activity.. Catching a game during the season is a highlight of visiting that area . It’s going to be part of Kehoe’s record that the team was lost under his watch . People lost businesses and jobs
to quote Mark, “the Governor did everything in his power…”. And that was what exactly?
He rambled on……
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They HAD to move. Trump** already thought they were from Kansas. 😜
Yep.
Guess there is now going to be some open space for yet another AI Data Center!
For the win!
Concepts of a stadium plan… or something like that.
We see what you did there.
Congressman Mark Alford, I have no idea why you would applaud Kehoe’s feeble attempt at negotiating with the Chiefs franchise. Oh, I forgot, politicians of the same party stick together even during bonehead decisions.
because Congressman Mark Alford is a major a$$ kisser. He can’t help it.
4th and short. Incomplete pass. Turn over on the Stateline.
Heh.
That’s what you call: “If God gives you lemons, make urine”
Apparently, there’s a plan or something.
3 billion dollars directly to the pockets of a man already worth 24 billion is a scam, not business.
Spend more time wooing the chiefs than gerrymandering!
But did they try to sprinkle some tariffs on it?
Don’t you mean a “Grow Weed State”?
Real curious what attendance is going to look like for the Thursday night game?
We’re about to find out.
Republican Governor Kehoe and the Republican dominated state legislature with a special shoutout to the “Freedom Caucus” were more focused on setting aside the voters majority support of sick leave for Missouri workers and illegally redistricting the Congressional districts to provide Trump with his five House seats in anticipation of the midterm election to focus on this situation. Representative Emanuel Cleaver was not a part of this mess.
Kehoe and the Republican members of the legislature should be turned out of office for their actions regarding but not limited to the situations that have been listed.
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So when you are cutting or eliminating taxes, where is the revenue coming from on the taxes being cut?
Uh, no public good for those not in the 1%.
They have “concepts of a plan.” Sales tax will undoubtedly go up and there will be many cuts made to the state budget; most likely to our public schools.
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Maybe if the legislature funded a new stadium instead of reversing voter approved paid sick leave, they might have stayed. Oh, well 🫤
Wow. How uplifting Mark.
Sure he did
While you were too busy making sure that what the voters already decided was ignored and redistricting the state outside of the constitutionally required time, kansas was making moves. Well done. This is what happens when you pay more attention to DC than what’s going on here.
Congratulations to The Edwardsville Chiefs
While Missouri was focused on gerrymandering, Kansas was focused on the Chiefs and Royals and Missouri loses.
Congressman Mark Alford will tell you Republicans are going to grow in a post about how Republicans lost Missouri’s most prized sporting franchise.
Do you understand he’s providing you with the opposite of receipts?
Do NOT replace the state income tax with regressive taxes like sales taxes and property taxes. If this was the reason businesses came to the state California and New York would not have such large economies. Businesses locate where they have a skilled labor force and necessary infrastructure. Invest in education and infrastructure.
Don’t know why the Hunts couldn’t pull themselves up by their bootstrap and build their own stadium.
Billionaires don’t stay Billionaires by spending their own money
Mark, make sure no flyovers for them happen from Whiteman!!
B-2 bomber [2020 file photo]
Good I’m getting tired of funding a billionaires hobby
Missouri is the new Louisiana thanks to the GOP. Fighting to be last in everything
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What exactly did he do?
nothing
Jack and shit
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Giving out participation trophies 🏆 doesn’t fix our broken MO legislation Mark.
We need true visionary leadership. Time for a change in Missouri.
The governor just lost billions in revenue and lots of jobs. We have to start voting blue. Republicans can only think about the top .5% in Missouri.
Kehoe promised the Chiefs state income tax credits as an incentive for them to stay. Then he proposed abolishing state income tax. Great incentive for keeping the Chiefs in Missouri.
Congressman Alford, we pay attention. Your puny propaganda attempts won’t fool us.
TOOL!
We tried to suck up to billionaires by fucking over the lesser classes but it didn’t work this time.
He did nothing!
Hard to see where our legislators or governor did much of anything other than provide lip service to keep them here.
Please stop posting!
I’m surprised he didn’t blame it on Biden or the deepstate
Wouldn’t say it’s a setback. I’m tired of paying taxes for something that I can’t even afford to attend.
Not with Republicans in charge….
Next to shut down is bothwell hospital in Sedalia. Thanks
Why do we lobby for Corporate Welfare anyways?
A lot better ways to spend money than lining the pockets of The Hunts.
I think we shut down the NFL and shut down Agriculture. Then we allocate $ and appropriate legislation on which one after 30 days the citizens start wanting back first.
*hint in the history of the world no government has ever been over thrown because of an entertainment less society.
I genuinely don’t understand why we pay sports teams to do anything or pay to build them shit. They make plenty of money without taxpayer income. Make them do it their damn selves; then maybe they wouldn’t be extorting their home cities every time the lease renews. Sure, teams might move, but at least you didn’t have taxpayers giving them money for x number of years only for them to leave afterward with no regard to their fans.
I don’t care that the Chiefs are moving, by the way. Just sharing my opinion on subsidizing sports teams in general. It’s not our responsibility to pay for their business.
Are you kidding me?? What a joke.
Well we’re disappointed in everything you do!
He did nothing. Are u out of your mind????
Maybe elect a governor in Missouri who is a leader and visionary not a MAGA culture warrior
There’s that.
Listen Mark I am totally conservative but eliminating the state income tax is stupid
Congressman Mark Alford, maybe you all were too busy trying to gerrymander the state?
So what will replace the income tax. Well, if history is a guide, increase the regressive sales tax. Billionaires like regressive taxes.
Just remember who you voted for in Missouri. This is what you get
Weird spin on failure
Maybe spend less time bitching and pointing fingers and more time solving issues and these things could be avoided.
Everything republicans touch turns to shit.
Maybe if y’all didn’t spend so much time trying to gerrymander the maps and do the orange felon’s bidding, you would have seen this coming like the rest of us were screaming. This falls on all of your heads. And I hope Missourians don’t forget when y’all’s time is up.
Really? You’ve been out and about dividing and spreading propaganda and mugging for photos at the White House—while Governor Kelly was at work, proving she is much more accomplished and capable than any politician in the state of Missouri. Thanks again, for NOTHING. You give us nothing but propaganda day in and out. Go hang your head in shame.
Kehoe and the legislature are worthless. They’re more concerned with overturning the voters will and bankrupting the state.
Leave it to Republicans to fumble the simplest things.
You’re all failures. Absolute embarrassments and failures.
Our governor didn’t do crap. You’re just an another politician just like the rest of them.
Socialism for the rich! And you support it. Hypocrite.
This is entertainment…formerly NFL Football. Their GAME is not essential. And then to watch one of the “star” players pout like a child scolded or be the tough guy that roughs up the coach because he can’t control his delicate feelings. The new stadium ought to have a giant consolation trophy prominently mounted on it. The paking fees are exorbitant as are tickets. These are not doctors or scientists….they provide nothing but high-priced over-rated entertainment.
Congressman Mark Alford your idiot megalomaniac fiscal policies only benefit the wealthy.
Maybe we can drop enough population that your district is eliminated. 😂
Mark Alford (r) [2023 file photo].
Previously:
Are you ready for some football? In Kansas. (December 23, 2025)
No winners (December 23, 2025)
