Citizens Against Government Waste Names Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe July 2025 Porker of the Month
Gov. Kehoe was an easy choice for July Porker of the Month as he plays games with taxpayer dollars and hands off huge tax breaks to team owners.
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After SB 3 passed the Missouri Senate 19 to 13 in a rushed 2:30 a.m. vote during a special session with minimal public debate, Gov. Kehoe quickly signed it into law. SB 3 authorizes bonds backed by state tax revenues to cover up to 50 percent of the $1.15 billion stadium costs for the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals. Missourians face spiraling property taxes and strained local budgets as schools, infrastructure, and first responders struggle for resources. But Gov. Kehoe put the needs of his constituents last and tax breaks for team owners first.
CAGW President Tom Schatz said, 'Gov. Kehoe's support for this late-night bill pushes property tax-funded public bonds for the private benefit of team owners who can easily afford to pay for their own stadiums. His grand handout should have taxpayers scrambling and crying foul as they get penalized by the governor and special interests. Gov. Kehoe was an easy choice for July Porker of the Month as he plays games with taxpayer dollars and hands off huge tax breaks to team owners.'
Citizens Against Government Waste is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement in government. For more than two decades, Porker of the Month is a dubious honor given to lawmakers and government officials who have shown a blatant disregard for the taxpayers.
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