Negro League license plates coming to Missouri

Legislation creating a special license plate for the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum has been signed into law this weekend, by Missouri’s governor.

Governor Mike Parson signed the bill Saturday at Kansas City’s Kauffman Stadium, where he was joined by State Senator Barbara Washington, the bill sponsor.  Washington also worked to include funding in the state operating budget for the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum:

According to Senator Washington “The Negro Leagues are 101 years old. The League itself was founded in Kansas City in the 18th and Vine District, which is in my Senate district as well as my former House district”

Senator Washington says the bill signed by the governor will continue to help fund the museum.

Under the bill, a vehicle owner who makes a ten-dollar contribution to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum can apply for the new plates.