Content warning: This story contains references to and descriptions of domestic and sexual violence. The Beacon has included a resource box with contact information for local support organizations. Audio-Reader · TheBeacon 7-20-21: When Your Abuser Is The Law Every year, dozens of law enforcement officers in Kansas lose their certifications. The reasons vary and include […]
When your abuser is the law: Sexual and domestic violence persistent in Kansas law enforcement
Posted inEconomics, Housing
‘We are the solution to the problem’: KC Tenants proposes $30M fund for housing trust fund
KC Tenants is proposing its own People’s Housing Trust Fund, which proposes diverting money from the police and taxing developers to fund the program.
Posted inDIY Democracy, Local Government
How to request public records in Kansas and Missouri
Interested in filing your own public records request in Missouri or Kansas? The Kansas City Beacon has put together a guide for requesting records — including whom to contact, when they’re required to respond and what records might be closed by law.
Posted inEducation
What you need to know about charter schools in Kansas City
Some praise charter schools for adding more options for local families, while others worry they create inefficiencies and aren’t as accountable as traditional public schools.
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Missouri universities will no longer have tuition caps when bill becomes law
When Gov. Mike Parson signs the bill, UMKC would have the flexibility to restructure its tuition system and raise costs.
Posted inLocal Government
Burned out: KC paramedics piled on overtime through pandemic
The increase in overtime, combined with an already short-staffed paramedic unit, forced an overburdened system to its limits.
Posted inDIY Democracy, Local Government
Want to bring an issue to the City Council’s attention? Here’s how to do it.
If you don’t know which district you’re in, put your address into the city’s Resource Lookup tool.
Posted inEconomics
How Missouri’s largest university system is expanding internet access across the state
The University of Missouri System’s Broadband Initiative team works with community leaders to figure out how to expand broadband access.
Posted inEconomics, Housing
When home is where the hazards are: Healthy, affordable housing remains scarce in KC
As quality affordable housing gets harder to find in and around Kansas City, hundreds of families live in unhealthy and dangerous places.
Posted inEducation
Two KCK schools shift focus from punishment to make classrooms safer, reduce suspensions
Using “restorative practices,” Fairfax Learning Center and F.L. Schlagle High School emphasize relationships and repairing harm rather than suspensions and office referrals.