The Beacon analyzed Amendment 5 ads to examine the claims and what the amendment actually does.
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Posted inHealth
Vast produce supply chain complicates tracking cyclospora in Kansas and Missouri
As cyclospora cases climb in Missouri and Kansas, public health investigators are tracing illnesses through a vast produce supply chain, while some advocates argue regional food systems could make outbreaks easier to contain.
Posted inElections
Supporters say Amendment 5 won’t harm education funding. Schools aren’t so sureÂ
The amendment’s sponsor says it won’t affect schools in the short term and could help in the long term. But critics say it leaves too many unanswered questions.
Posted inHealth
Missouri ACA marketplace enrollees drop almost 25% as higher costs take hold
Missouri saw one of the nation’s steepest drops in ACA marketplace enrollment, with experts pointing to rising costs as a key factor. While the drop in Kansas was not as large, more than 20% of those enrolled left the marketplace.
Posted inElections
Taxes, assessors and initiative petitions: Your guide to the August Missouri primary
Four measures that dominate the state ballot this year also include a tax to fund state parks and a change to how county assessors are chosen.
Posted inHousing
Old, empty office buildings become part of a strategy to reduce KC’s housing shortage
A new tax credit could help fill financial gaps for projects and ease housing shortages in the region.
Posted inEconomics
Barfly on the wall: An inside look at a World Cup match night in a 5 a.m. bar in Kansas CityÂ
Argentina vs. Algeria filled the screens, but here’s what we saw from the table of a downtown bar on a match night and what extended alcohol service hours actually looked like.
Posted inHealth
Older Missourians who are homeless for the first time point to weaknesses in support systems
A survey by local homelessness outreach group CoMo Mobile Aid and researchers at the University of Missouri found many people experiencing homelessness in Columbia are over 50 and homeless for the first time. Experts say the data follows national trends.
Posted inLabor
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 inEducation
A new set of distractions? Missouri’s ban on cellphones in schools still divides
Some appreciate the legal backup for teachers’ cellphone policies and say students are socializing more. Others think the ban goes too far.