An analysis of Missouri election results shows a steady shift to Republicans, including smaller movement in urban Democratic strongholds.
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Half of KC’s traffic deaths in the last two years happened on these 10 streets
An 18-year-old died when he was thrown from a car days after his high school graduation. A grandmother was killed when she was struck by a car while walking to buy groceries at Aldi. Three teenage girls died when their car hit a tree.
The crashes were almost as predictable as they were tragic.
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Data dive: What spending more money on elections means for Kansas voter turnout
A county-by-county examination by The Beacon showed counties that spent more per voter got some payoff on turnout — with limits. Counties that spent less than $20 per registered voter tended to see turnout of about 40%. Those that spent more than $30 per voter could generally expect turnout north of 50%.
Posted inCivic Engagement, Data, Economics
High-fee crypto ATMs center around low-income parts of Kansas City
Finance professor Jocelyn Evans first encountered a cryptocurrency ATM on the way to talk about financial education with students last fall. Evans stopped at a gas station on her way to Sumner Academy in Kansas City, Kansas. She came across the machine with the word “BITCOIN” on the screen. Store staffers weren’t familiar with the […]