5+ mon, 6+ day ago   (612+ words) Kansas lawmakers wrapped up the majority of their work at the end of March, including passing a number of bills related to schools. Here’s an update on some of those key bills ahead of lawmakers’ return to Topeka for the…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (287+ words) When Kansas City voters head to the polls next month, they’ll weigh in on a variety of municipal issues: school board trustees and directors, bond issues and more. But they’ll also vote whether to extend the city’s 1% earnings tax for…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (600+ words) More than two hundred Kansas City area residents lined the pews at Central Presbyterian Church to push back against Missouri legislation that would eventually eliminate the state income tax and replace it with sales taxes. The emergency meeting was held…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (808+ words) Kansas Republican lawmakers are considering a plan to boost transparency about commissioners that nominate candidates for the state’s Supreme Court. That’s despite the Legislature’s efforts to eliminate the panel altogether. A Senate committee is expected this week to vote on…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1563+ words) The Kansas City Council approved an official list of 52 priorities for 2026, which the city’s lobbyists will push for in the Missouri General Assembly and state agencies. But members of Kansas City’s statehouse delegation are not very hopeful about this year’s…...

8+ mon, 4+ week ago   (1281+ words) When then-high schooler Page Clements came out as transgender in 2021, she knew it would change the course of her life. But she didn’t think it would force her to leave her home. Her parents and most of her peers were…...

11+ mon, 3+ week ago   (580+ words) It took Missouri Republicans in the state legislature a little more than one week to pass new Congressional maps that carve up the Kansas City area. In their efforts to give the GOP a leg up ahead of next year’s…...