HIV health providers have already absorbed some cuts and fear more. They worry that gains made toward eliminating the virus are in jeopardy.
Kansas City
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Developers make unique pitches to KC Housing Trust Fund
Board members also hear that housing geared toward public school teachers is nearing completion.
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Deportation campaign in 2025 cost jobs for American workers, including in Kansas City
Immigrant communities fearful of expanding ICE enforcement are changing how they work and function in society. Their decisions are having broad economic impact.
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Kansas City economic development board considers additional funding for one project, seeks return of other allocated dollars
The added expenditure would go toward renovation of the Historic Lincoln Building in the 18th and Vine area. The ‘clawback’ would come from the Conrad Wright Media Building on East 34th Street.
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Missouri and Kansas can expect another double-digit bump in ACA marketplace premiums
Every carrier selling health insurance in the two states through the Affordable Care Act marketplace hopes to raise premiums in 2027, according to preliminary rate filings with state insurance regulators. They blame rising healthcare costs.
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Missouri voters rebuff top Republican priorities with no votes on Amendments 4 and 5
Amendments 4 and 5 drove higher voter participation than is typical in a non-general election year primary.
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Here are the winners of the Kansas State Board of Education Republican primaries
Voters in Johnson and Miami counties and much of northern, western and southeastern Kansas chose Republican candidates for the general election in November.
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Kansas City election results: 5 questions sought $1.7 billion in bonds and a sales tax renewal
Five city questions on the Aug. 4 ballot covered water and sewer infrastructure, affordable housing, aging civic buildings and a sales tax for development in the urban core.
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Follow live Missouri and Kansas election results for the Aug. 4 midterm primary
Find live results for Missouri Amendments 1, 2, 4 and 5 and Kansas results on making Supreme Court justices electable.
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Why you don’t have to be a student to enjoy Missouri’s back-to-school tax holiday
Sales tax on certain clothing, school supplies and computers is waived Aug. 7-9.