After a tense end to the regular session, lawmakers are coming back to Jefferson City for a special session to vote on stadium funding, disaster relief and construction projects.
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Experts warn Kansas STAR bonds can’t pay off new stadium plans ‘to cover one of the facilities, let alone two’
Missouri is trying again to pass a stadium financing plan. Kansas already has one, but there’s no consensus on whether it’ll work.
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Is bipartisanship dead in Missouri? Democrats ponder options after Senate breaks down over abortion and paid sick leave
After months of improving cooperation and goodwill, a single move brought it all crashing down.
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New Kansas child care bill promises lower prices, more spots. Some providers aren’t convinced
HB 2045 had bipartisan support. Gov. Laura Kelly said it helped codify some major legislative policies.
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Kansas Republican considers limits on police surveillance abilities
Police can put cameras on utility poles and utility companies can’t be sued if that happens. Some Kansas lawmakers worry that expands police powers too much.
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Missouri legislature repeals paid sick leave, puts abortion access back on ballot
After months of filibusters and negotiations, a rarely used legislative tactic forced votes.
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One elder abuse investigator has 70 cases. Kansas doesn’t say how swamped other caseworkers are
One family said their case has been open since Oct. 5, 2024, with no end in sight. The investigator on that case is handling 70 other complaints.
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Tense relationship between Port KC and labor, schools and City Hall strained by Missouri bill
A bill before the Missouri legislature would update 50-year-old laws governing port authorities, but one sentence in that bill caught the attention of several KC groups. The bill will likely be changed to carve out certain exceptions for KC and St. Louis.
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Dysfunction makes path to keeping Chiefs and Royals in Jackson County ‘rough’
With the Jackson County option sidelined by “dysfunction,” the only stadium-related bill to progress through the Missouri legislature would open a path for a Royals stadium in Clay County.
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Kansas wants to use AI to spot guns in schools. One major company won’t say how often the system fails
Kansas schools now have state funding to use AI to spot guns in schools. But ZeroEyes, one of the few companies offering this service, has sent police false alerts before.