Kansas City
‘Doesn’t cut it’: Lack of transparency in Clay County survey on tax for Kansas City Royals damages poll’s credibility, observers argueLocal media this week dutifully reported results of a poll showing Clay County voters oppose a sales tax to support a move there by the Kansas City Royals. Read More
Education, Kansas City
Critics: Kansas City Public Schools exhibits ‘soft bigotry of low expectations’ in giving all students at least 40%, even on schoolwork not doneKansas City, Missouri Public Schools is epitomizing “the soft bigotry of low expectations” by giving all students at least 40% credit on all tests and assignments – even… Read More
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Kansas City Public Schools sets lowest grading level at 40%, no longer allowing ‘zeroes’ – even when no work is turned in(The Heartlander) — Zeroes are no longer allowed to be given to students in Kansas City Public Schools. The lowest score possible now is 40%, even if the student never… Read More
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Jackson County assessor facing class action lawsuit, probe by Missouri auditor, over wildly varying assessments, chaotic appeals processKansas City taxpayers have performed their own assessments of the Jackson County property tax system. The verdict: mass confusion, myriad complaints and record numbers… Read More
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Trucking company files for bankruptcy after receiving $700 million in taxpayer dollars(The Center Square) – A major U.S. trucking company called Yellow Corp that received $700 million in taxpayer funds during the pandemic has now declared bankruptcy, leaving taxpayers on the… Read More
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Kansas City Council ushers in era with new four-year terms Tuesday. Here are those taking, and leaving, officeKansas City swears in its new city council and incumbent Mayor Quinton Lucas Tuesday. The 12 new council members, a mix… Read More
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How climate change has affected the heartland – in just one monthIn late June I left Kansas City by car on my annual jaunt to New York and to my native New Jersey. The day I left it was… Read More
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Kansas City Council approves issuance of free municipal IDs to the undocumented. Is it even legal?The Kansas City, Missouri city council has approved the issuance of municipal identification cards for undocumented people – a year after even Kansas’ Democrat governor agreed to outlaw… Read More
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Kansas City Chiefs training camp will be more accessible than ever this year. Here’s what you need to know if you’re goingAre you ready for some football? The Kansas City Chiefs’ annual training camp is set to begin at Missouri Western State University on Sunday, July 23 and will continue until… Read More
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Down with the Andrew Jackson statues, up with Chairman Mao’s in Kansas City’s own ‘cultural revolution’On an ordinary Monday in July, the Jackson County, Missouri, legislature voted 7 to 1 to begin the process to remove the statues… Read More
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‘Murder porn’ book in Kansas City-area library’s youth summer reading program alarms mother, ‘mortifies’ 13-year-oldJennifer Williams’ two young daughters have looked forward to the Johnson County Library summer reading program every year. But not anymore – not after her 13-year-old checked out… Read More
DEI, Kansas City
Toyota branch in Kansas City serves only watermelon for Juneteenth celebration, angering employeesA Toyota distribution center in Kansas City angered employees Monday by serving only watermelon at a company Juneteenth celebration. Two workers spoke to FOX4 News about… Read More
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Kansas City’s Plaza shopping district is again plagued by unruly teens, causing one restaurant to close its dining room weekend eveningsGroups of unruly youths in Kansas City’s fashionable Country Club Plaza outdoor shopping district have effectively closed at least one indoor dining room and tormented other businesses and… Read More
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A quick study: Get to know the candidates in Tuesday’s election for Kansas City CouncilWith Kansas Citians electing a new City Council on Tuesday, here are the candidates on the ballot. 1st District Chris GahaganHaving received his J.D. Read More
Culture, Kansas City
Children’s talking picture book at suburban Kansas City public library teaches the ABCs to kids using gay and sexual termsA children’s talking book offered at a suburban Kansas City public library seeks to teach the ABCs using words such as trans, intersex, bi(sexual), pan(sexual) and non-binary. Some examples from… Read More
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Northland voters will have two distinct options in the Kansas City Council 1st District election June 20Northland voters may want to turn out for this one. They have perhaps the starkest choice in the June 20 Kansas City Council election to replace… Read More
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Kansas City’s core has survived better than most. But while living in fear, can the center hold?Driving down Ward Parkway on a languid spring evening not long ago I had that rare moment of genuine deja vu. All at once it was that sparkling… Read More
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KC mayor claims former state auditor ignored city’s concerns over police funding amendment – but once praised her for such independenceKansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas once championed then-state auditor Nicole Galloway’s independent streak. Now he’s railing against it. Lucas is bizarrely suing… Read More
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Kansas City Council candidate Ronda Smith set to challenge incumbent in June 20 title matchFresh off her second-place showing in the April 4 Kansas City Council primary, Ronda Smith is set to take on 1st District At-Large incumbent Kevin O’Neill in the… Read More
Education, Kansas City
Kansas City Star’s reporting on Shawnee Mission teacher protest reveals bias(The Sentinel) — The Kansas City Star exaggerated repeatedly in a story about a protest at Shawnee Mission North over comments a teacher made in an op-ed for The… Read More