Wyandotte County Parks & Recreation: Board of Commissioners (Sept. 9, 2026) By Connye Griffin, Kansas City Documenter 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 Correspondence Old Business New Business Staff Agenda Observations & […]
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New Kansas law makes it easier to add homes to KCK lots. Could it help with shortage?
Wyandotte County has a shortage of more than 4,000 affordable homes. About 23,000 households in the county can’t afford more than $400 a month for rent, according to a report from the county’s health department. Some local leaders say making more housing types available could help. However, some lower-cost housing options such as accessory dwelling […]
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In tight budget, Unified Government beefs up corrections
Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas: Adult Community Corrections Advisory Board (Sept. 9, 2026) By Sara Hanon, Kansas City Documenter 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 Budget Discussion Year […]
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Jackson County Legislature is about to turn over. What candidates say on property taxes, stadiums
Small business owners, nonprofit leaders, school board members and a radio host are vying for four positions on the Jackson County Legislature. Read about their priorities.
Posted inElections
All Jackson County voters will have a say in these two county Legislature elections
A plumber, an attorney, an incumbent and a health insurance broker. Here are your at-large candidates for the Jackson County Legislature.
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Jackson County has been struggling. Meet the 2026 candidates who want to usher in its next chapter
Property taxes, public transportation, audits and small business services. Here are Alan Rohlfing and Stacy Lake’s top priorities if elected to lead the county.
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Kansas City looking to clear roadblocks in contracting with women- and minority-owned businesses
Kansas City Council: Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee (Sept. 1, 2026) By Brandee Collins, Kansas City Documenter 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 Holds and recalls Before taking up the agenda, Parks-Shaw […]
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Missouri’s ‘unprecedented’ budget vote leaves schools around Kansas City in the lurch
Missouri’s state education board voted not to ask the governor and lawmakers for full school funding.
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‘We are human beings’: UMKC workers take their fight for higher pay public
Belkis Cabrera has worked as a custodian at the University of Missouri-Kansas City for 16 years. Each time she and her co-workers earn a merit raise, she said, increasing healthcare costs and inflation swallow it. “We are not asking for much, just respect and enough pay to get by,” Cabrera said through an interpreter at […]
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Missouri train ride led to KC-area measles case that’s exposed 250 people so far
It was the call Ray Dlugolecki had been dreading. And one he and other public health officials have been expecting. The assistant director at Jackson County Public Health learned on Sunday afternoon about a confirmed case of measles, not just in his agency’s jurisdiction, but in one of its own buildings. The previous week, an […]