JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A special session of the Missouri Legislature has officially convened at the capitol.

The Missouri Senate, the body handling the initial introduction of bills, met for a little over a half hour as senators introduced a variety of measures, some of which don’t fall under Governor Mike Kehoe’s purview for legislators to tackle during the extraordinary session.

Kehoe spelled out three areas for lawmakers to focus on: relief for storm victims across the state, capital spending projects that were not passed in the regular session and a comprehensive financing package that could sway the owners of the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals from moving across the state border in Kansas.

“I think the offers from the other state (Kansas) are very real and sincere,” Kehoe said. “I'm

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