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The Royals want your tax dollars for a new stadium. What to know before the April 2 vote

Upward of $1.7 billion taxpayer dollars are on the line this April.

After years of planning and negotiations, the Kansas City Royals want to demolish six blocks of the Crossroads district to make way for a shiny new baseball stadium.

But first, they will need voters to agree to tax themselves for four decades to subsidize the Royals and the Kansas City Chiefs.