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Kansas City could approve a deal with the Royals within the next two weeks. But the public still doesn’t know where the ...
08/14/2026

Kansas City could approve a deal with the Royals within the next two weeks. But the public still doesn’t know where the $600 million will come from or whether the city was successful in negotiating community benefits.

Kansas City could approve a deal with the Royals within the next two weeks. But the public still doesn’t know where the $600 million will come from or whether the city was successful in negotiating community benefits.

The Douglass-Sumner neighborhood in northeast Wyandotte County will receive nearly $4 million to clean up 54 vacant lots...
08/13/2026

The Douglass-Sumner neighborhood in northeast Wyandotte County will receive nearly $4 million to clean up 54 vacant lots contaminated with lead and gas v***r.

A $3.7 million grant from the EPA will be used to remediate 54 vacant lots in the Douglass-Sumner neighborhood in northeast Wyandotte County.

Kansas City’s building trades and a low-wage workers organization are both fighting for workers — but have differing vie...
08/12/2026

Kansas City’s building trades and a low-wage workers organization are both fighting for workers — but have differing views of the proposed Royals ballpark in Crown Center. After a contentious public meeting, the two sides met again to try to find common ground.

Two weeks after a public meeting broke down in jeers, Mayor Quinton Lucas invited Kansas City worker groups to talk. Here’s what they agree on — and what they don’t.

The Kansas City Mayor’s Commission on Reparations is researching the historical and ongoing effects of local policies on...
08/11/2026

The Kansas City Mayor’s Commission on Reparations is researching the historical and ongoing effects of local policies on Black residents in KCMO as part of the city’s reparations initiative. It's expected to publish a draft report later this year.

The panel, established by the City Council, is exploring remedies for past discrimination against the city's Black community.

As Kansas City-area HIV health providers absorb funding cuts and prepare for more, they worry that gains made toward eli...
08/10/2026

As Kansas City-area HIV health providers absorb funding cuts and prepare for more, they worry that gains made toward eliminating the virus are in jeopardy.

HIV health providers have already absorbed some cuts and fear more. They worry that gains made toward eliminating the virus are in jeopardy.

Kansas City immigrant communities fearful of expanding ICE enforcement are changing how they work and function in societ...
08/08/2026

Kansas City immigrant communities fearful of expanding ICE enforcement are changing how they work and function in society. Their decisions are having broad economic impact.

Immigrant communities fearful of expanding ICE enforcement are changing how they work and function in society. Their decisions are having broad economic impact.

Every carrier selling health insurance in Missouri and Kansas through the Affordable Care Act marketplace hopes to raise...
08/07/2026

Every carrier selling health insurance in Missouri and Kansas through the Affordable Care Act marketplace hopes to raise premiums in 2027.

Preliminary rate filings show every ACA marketplace carrier planning to raise prices in 2027. Insurers blame rising costs.

Kansas Republicans on Tuesday chose candidates to face off with Democrats in November races for seats on the Kansas Stat...
08/06/2026

Kansas Republicans on Tuesday chose candidates to face off with Democrats in November races for seats on the Kansas State Board of Education.

Voters in Johnson and Miami counties and much of northern, western and southeastern Kansas chose Republican candidates for the general election in November.

Missouri voters turned out in unusually large numbers for Tuesday’s primary election, overwhelmingly rejecting top Repub...
08/06/2026

Missouri voters turned out in unusually large numbers for Tuesday’s primary election, overwhelmingly rejecting top Republican priorities at the ballot box. Here's what that means for each measure moving forward:

Missouri voters turned out for Tuesday’s primary election in large numbers, overwhelmingly rejecting Amendment 4 and Amendment 5.

Here's how Kansas City voted on bonds for water and sewer infrastructure, affordable housing and aging civic buildings, ...
08/05/2026

Here's how Kansas City voted on bonds for water and sewer infrastructure, affordable housing and aging civic buildings, as well as a sales tax for development in the urban core.

Five city questions on the Aug. 4 ballot covered water and sewer infrastructure, affordable housing, aging civic buildings and a sales tax for development in the urban core.

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