3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1513+ words) The Kansas City Council is taking a big swing with this August’s ballot. Voters will be presented with five ballot questions, including four bond measures totaling $1.7 billion and a sales tax renewal that would fund economic development. Those five questions…...

5+ mon, 4+ day ago   (641+ words) Kansas City voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved renewing the city’s 1% earnings tax. The tax is Kansas City’s single largest revenue source: It brings in about $373 million annually, which makes up about 45% of the city’s general fund. A failed vote would…...

5+ mon, 2+ day ago   (682+ words) Republican legislators overrode Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto to create a 25-foot buffer around law enforcement and emergency personnel, a move the Senate leader said ensures Kansas won’t become like Minnesota. Senate President Ty Masterson said in a news release that…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (949+ words) The U.S. Department of Justice contends Kansas has given the federal government Social Security numbers and Department of Motor Vehicles registration information on registered voters. The DOJ sought the information as part of a sweeping push by the Trump administration to…...