The U.S. flag is carried onto the field at Arrowhead Stadium in September 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri. The state of Kansas is working to lure the Kansas City Chiefs and the Kansas City Royals five years after reaching an agreement with Missouri to stop paying businesses to move across state lines. Photo Credit: JAMIE SQUIRE / GETTY IMAGES
By Kevin Hardy and Allison Kite Kansas Reflector For decades, academic research has been clear: Taxpayers almost never get their money back on subsidized sports…