Kansas makes it pitch for the Chiefs and Royals [Video]

Supporters and opponents of a proposal to bring the Chiefs and Royals to Kansas had their say at the state capitol in Topeka on Monday.It happened at a joint Kansas House and Senate Commerce Committee meeting.”It’s such an exciting thing for our state. Probably the largest economic development deal we possibly could have,” said Ron Ryckman.Ryckman, the former Kansas House Speaker, is currently behind a public education initiative from a nonprofit group called “Scoop and Score.” The group had collected more than 11,000 petition signatures as of Monday.Ryckman is also a registered lobbyist for the Chiefs.”As a Chiefs fan, I can’t be more excited. You know, a couple of years ago, we kind of forecast this to be a possibility. When we established the fund inside the sports betting fund to allow likes to happen, we wanted to kind of set the marker and say, hey, we’re interested and just …