Activists in Kansas City are using the world’s focus on soccer to highlight workers’ rights, social inequities and safety concerns for immigrants in the cities where the games are being played.
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Closing time at 5 a.m.: How extended bar hours happened for World Cup in some KC spots
Missouri loosened its liquor laws for the tournament. Then Kansas City reined them in. Here are the 16 bars that landed a 5 a.m. license and the process they went through to get there.
Posted inMeeting Notes
Unified Government committee pauses redevelopment plan on historic site in KCK
Commissioners want to consult the historical society before moving forward on the Quindaro Avenue parcel that once housed an early hospital serving the Black community.
Posted inHealth
Children’s Mercy offers employees early retirement as it launches $1.7 billion campus expansion
Hospital leaders say the workforce initiative is separate from the massive construction project that could nearly triple the organization’s debt load.
Posted inImmigration
Undocumented Kansas high school graduates find themselves increasingly targeted
Kansas could be the next state sued for its in-state tuition program for undocumented students.
Posted inHealth
Kansas City hospitals are ready for the World Cup, but world may not be ready for U.S. healthcare
After months of planning, Kansas City health leaders said the city’s hospitals are prepared, and bracing for international patients who won’t be able to pay.
Posted inLocal Government
Wyandotte County leaders at odds with Kansas lawmaker over Chiefs stadium decisions
A state lawmaker said the Unified Government’s ordinance to support the Chiefs deal exerts too much power over Kansas negotiations. County leaders believe he’s mistaken.
Posted inHealth
Does the safety net need a safety net? With changes to SNAP, more Kansas Citians are losing benefits
The Trump administration’s drive to slash safety-net spending is hitting SNAP. As the cost of gasoline spikes, rent and utilities climb and food remains expensive, more than 3.5 million Americans have lost food benefits.
Posted inState Government
Cellphones, foster children, literacy: Kansas approves new education laws
Most of the laws were signed by Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly, and lawmakers overrode her veto to opt Kansas into a federal tax credit program.
Posted inHealth
KU pharmacy techs narrowly lose union election, claim some votes weren’t counted
Pharmacy techs want better staffing and higher pay. The union has appealed the May 14 election results, saying it wants all votes to be counted.