![](http://o.aolcdn.com/pslca/fotosrch/3/c6346ae1fd0c4311afa85f4a0d7654dc.jpg)
Kansas state Rep. Chuck Smith, R-Pittsburg, listens to comments about a proposal to help finance a new stadium in Kansas for the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs during a meeting of GOP lawmakers, Tuesday, June 18, 2024, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kansas. The plan also would allow the state to help finance a new stadium for professional baseball's Kansas City Royals. (AP Photo/John Hanna)