SPECIAL SESSION

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Senate early Thursday approved a more than $1.5 billion plan aimed at keeping Kansas City's professional sports teams from being lured across the state's western border.

Meeting late into the night in a special session called by Gov. Mike Kehoe, Senate Republicans rushed to trade votes for the stadium plan by raising the ante on aid for victims of St. Louis' May 16 tornado from Kehoe's $25 million initial offering to $100 million. They also backed a brick-and-mortar construction bill that helped gain votes for the stadium package from some reluctant Republicans.

A lack of clarity from the Trump administration on whether the federal government remains in the business of assisting weather-torn areas was prominent in the outcome.

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