AFL-CIO, other labor unions explain their support for stadium sales-tax

NORTH KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The number of organizations asking Jackson County voters to choose “yes” on Question 1 continues to grow and outnumber endorsements against the proposal going to voters on April 2. This week, the Greater Kansas City and Independence chambers of commerce announced “yes” endorsements. They join several labor unions like the Greater Kansas City chapter of the AFL-CIO, the Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council, the Greater Kansas City Building and Construction Trades Council, the Heavy Constructors Association, the Fraternal Order of Police, and other organizations like Freedom,...