The pediatric hospital will launch the multiphase project as it continues expanding into communities well beyond the Kansas City area.
Kansas City
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Kansas City Public Schools making strides in graduation rate
Administrators tell school board members the district is within striking range of the statewide average.
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Tenants unions gain ground across Missouri as renters fight for affordable housing
Renters across Missouri are forming tenants unions to fight rent increases, evictions and limited affordable housing options.
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Unified Government commission recommends demolition of two fire-damaged buildings
The structures are near one another along Quindaro Boulevard in Kansas City, Kansas.
Posted inMissouri
‘An odd duck’: The economics of Missouri’s income tax elimination proposal
Missouri’s legislature is debating a proposal that would gradually eliminate the state’s income tax and give broad authority to the General Assembly to change the state’s sales tax structure.
Posted inLocal Government
Kansas City voters overwhelmingly approved the earnings tax. Here’s what’s next
With the earnings tax secured until at least 2031, Kansas City now looks ahead to negotiations with the Royals, looming bond measures for water and housing and the possible referendum to eliminate Missouri’s income tax.
Posted inEducation
Election results: Voters choose school board members and approve bonds
Preliminary results from the April 7, 2026, election show which board candidates were victorious in seven local school districts.
Posted inState Government
Kansas bill aims to regulate pharmacy benefit managers, the middlemen in prescription drug pricing
The bill regulates pharmacy benefit managers, which are the middlemen in prescription drug pricing. Pharmacists say shady drug pricing has inflated costs.
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Plans for grocery store in downtown KCK advance
The agenda for the United Government committee also included discussions of affordable housing and property tax relief.
Posted inLocal Government
‘There is no way I’m going to run.’ But fast forward six months, and Phil LeVota’s in the race for county executive
When the Jackson County Legislature appointed Phil LeVota as interim county executive, they made him swear that he did not intend to run for election. So why did he file paperwork to appear on the ballot?