Kansas City Documenters trains and pays community members to take fact-checked notes at public meetings, strengthening transparency and accountability in local government. Find a selection of featured notes and reporting that used Documenters’ notes as a source.
Kansas City Public Schools hitting mark on staff retention, but teacher absences have spiked
Kansas City Public Schools: Board Business Meeting (Sept. 23, 2026) By Masha Mackey, Kansas City Documenter See more about this meeting at Documenters.org Summary Notes Human Resources Update Office of Education Collaboration Update Board Governance Motions Government Relations Committee Regular Business Observations & Follow-Up Questions Observations Follow-Up Questions If you believe anything in these notes…
MARC allocates nearly $4 million for energy efficiency, community planning projects
Mid-America Regional Council: Budget & Personnel Committee/Community Services Corporation Committee/Board Meetings (Sept. 22, 2026) By Connye Griffin, Kansas City Documenter See more about this meeting at Documenters.org Summary Notes Budget & Personnel Committee Meeting Board of Directors Meeting Observations & Follow-Up Questions If you believe anything in these notes is inaccurate, please email us at…
KC’s temporary ‘World Cup’ jail to become permanent solution as city scraps plans for new building
Kansas City’s latest changeup in a yearslong effort to build a permanent municipal jail involves a $120 million retrofit of its new, temporary modular one: the so-called World Cup jail that didn’t open for the World Cup, and still hasn’t opened. This latest pivot on the city’s part, from an all-new $201 million permanent jail…
Homicides and non-fatal shootings are down in Kansas City from last year
Kansas City: Board of Police Commissioners (Sept. 22, 2026) By Shaunika Cotton, Kansas City Documenter See more about this meeting at Documenters.org These notes were produced through Kansas City Documenters, which trains and pays community members to take fact-checked notes at public meetings, strengthening transparency and accountability in local government. Summary Notes: Recognition Guest presentations General…
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