K.C.’s funding plan for a downtown Royals ballpark is “crucial step,” but it also leaves “open questions about additional funding — and a firm commitment” from the team — for the nearly $2B project, according to Bayless & McDowell of the K.C. STAR. Mayor Quinton Lucas introduced a massive funding plan for a new Royals downtown ballpark, with $600M towards a $1.9B project at Washington Square Park. The plan would still “seek state financial support from a sweeping funding package” Missouri lawmakers approved the plan last summer in an attempt to keep the team inside its lines. The law allows Missouri to pay for up to 50% of a new stadium for the team — but that does not mean it will “simply raise its hand for half the costs.” Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe said that he was “committed to working alongside Kansas City and the Royals…..