Voters turned out in large numbers for a spring election on Tuesday, soundly rejecting a proposal to extend a Jackson County sales tax to pay for a downtown Royals stadium and sorting out the makeup of school boards across the metro. Stadium tax Jackson County’s Question 1 failed by a vote of roughly 42% to […]
Elections
The Kansas City Beacon provides the latest election news.
Posted inEducation
Hickman Mills school board has struggled to work together. Will April’s election help or hurt?
This year, Superintendent Yaw Obeng said, Hickman Mills school board members are finally working together.
Posted inEducation, Elections
April 2 election could change the Independence school board’s relationship with its superintendent
the differing ways candidates talk about the four-day week showcases a struggle for the future of a board that has reliably backed Superintendent Dale Herl’s recommendations, prided itself on its unity and put limits on public participation.
Posted inEconomics, Elections, Labor
Construction unions back the Royals stadium, while low-wage workers are still demanding more
Takeaways: Kansas City construction worker unions find many things to like about extending the 3/8-cent sales tax to build a new Royals stadium and maintain Arrowhead Stadium — such as new jobs. But service workers who would fill the jobs in and around a new ballpark in the Crossroads Arts District say they’re being left […]
Posted inEducation, Elections
Lee’s Summit school board election 2024: Two of these candidates will shape the direction of the district
The school board previously struggled to agree on how to best proceed with diversity training and an equity plan to close achievement gaps for students of color.
Posted inEducation, Elections
Seven candidates compete for three spots on the Independence school board
Seven candidates are competing for three seats on the Independence school board. Board members serve six-year terms, twice as long as those in many area districts.
Posted inEducation, Elections
Your voter guide to the 2024 Park Hill school board election
Candidates Harrison Todd, Sadie Peterson and incumbent Brandy Maltbia Woodley are competing for two open seats. They’ll appear on the April 2 ballot.
Posted inEducation, Elections
Hickman Mills school board candidates explain their background, priorities
Candidates running for a spot on the Hickman Mills Board of Education are vying to join a school board whose members have struggled to work together.
Posted inElections, Local Government
Tax dollars don’t make a stadium possible, just more lavish
Say you’re at a restaurant and you begin to salivate over the menu’s lobster thermidor or a flute of champagne. You might balk at the price — unless someone else is paying the bill.
Owners of teams worth billions think the same way.
Economists say that “gold plating effect” makes stadiums more expensive when taxpayers pitch in.
Posted inEducation, Elections
Meet your 2024 Liberty school board candidates
Voters will see Darren Siebert and incumbents Jeffrey “Drew” Marriott and Nicholaus “Nick” Bartlow on their April 2 ballot. Two out of three will earn spots on the school board.