After Democrats’ demands to save ACA marketplace tax subsidies came up short, millions of Americans are expected to lose health coverage in January.
Posted inEducation
KC-area schools get mixed scores in state’s performance rankings. See how your district did.
While many districts, including Hickman Mills, saw improvements in their scores, some public and charter schools in the Kansas City area fell short of state targets.
Posted inElections
Prairie Village voters reject PV United candidates, measure to ‘abandon’ government. What happens next?
All six Prairie Village United candidates lost their races for council seats on Election Day, signaling voter opposition to taking a $30M city hall project to a public vote.
Posted inElections
Voters approve four-day school week in Independence, pick school board members in Kansas
Here’s who Kansas City-area voters picked for school and community college boards on Nov. 4, 2025.
Posted inState Government
Kansas Republicans fail to get enough support to gerrymander congressional maps
The Kansas Senate had enough support to force a special session, but GOP leadership failed to get 84 House Republicans to agree to return to Topeka.
Posted inElections
Wyandotte County election results: Mayor, commissioners and more
Voters in Wyandotte County cast their ballots for a new mayor and four commissioners on Nov. 4. Here’s what happened.
Posted inBehind the Beacon
Welcome our first chief advancement officer
Amanda Jackson joins The Beacon to guide sustainability efforts across the organization.
Posted inHealth
Lives in the balance: Kansas City’s top cancer researchers worry about federal funding cuts doing lasting damage
Frozen and terminated grants, threatened federal funding cuts and scientists being forced to leave the country all contribute to the uncertainty scientific research institutions face in Kansas City and across the country.
Posted inState Government
Laura Kelly is suing Kris Kobach for not suing the Trump administration
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly says she’s the top official in the executive branch, yet Kobach has declined to sue when asked.
Posted inElections
Independence will vote on the 4-day school week. Other Missouri districts are watching closely
A new Missouri law requires certain school districts to get voter approval to start or continue the four-day week. The Independence School District, which is by far the state’s largest district on the shortened week, will put the issue before voters on Nov. 4.