The Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee approved funding and waived LEED Gold energy efficiency requirements for the project to be built in time for World Cup, while also sending two major measures to the April ballot.
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Posted inHealth
KC’s largest safety-net clinics push back as city takes hard look at health levy
The city is studying which safety-net providers will get funding from the health levy. Longtime recipients argue they can’t afford to lose their shares.
Posted inMeeting Notes
BPU board approves 2026 budget, reviews future of Nearman coal plant
The new budget keeps rates flat as the Board of Public Utilities board explores clean energy options and launches a community solar initiative.
Posted inBehind the Beacon
What The Beacon heard at the KCKPS Board Candidate Forum
The Beacon is charting a path that not only incorporates community voice and how that shapes our reporting but also holding people in power accountable and engaging with people that way through civics. When Edgar Palacios, president and CEO of The Latinx Education Collaborative (LEC) and Revolución Educativa (RevEd), shared that they were hosting a […]
Posted inState Government
Missouri’s redistricting effort is legally unprecedented, experts say
The legislature’s effort to draw a new congressional map breaks with tradition and could force the Missouri Supreme Court to decide on the legality of midcycle redistricting.
Posted inLabor
Reservation for 650,000: Kansas City’s hospitality industry braces for World Cup workforce scramble
With more than 6,000 open food service job listings and no coordinated plan to address staffing, Kansas City restaurant leaders worry they won’t be ready for the massive influx of World Cup visitors in 2026.
Posted inBehind the Beacon
Closing reporting loops: How The Beacon’s dyslexia reporting resulted from community listening
When The Beacon first launched its newsroom and community journalism lab in Kansas City, we made a commitment to do more than just cover the news. We wanted to transform who shapes it, how it’s told and whom it serves. That commitment came into focus when a parent and advocate, Tricia McGhee, emailed The Beacon […]
Posted inEducation
Child care ‘is like paying a mortgage.’ New cost-sharing program is here to help
By splitting the cost of child care between families, their employers, local funders and the state, the program hopes to ease families’ financial burden while supporting the child care industry and economy.
Posted inLocal Government
Kansas City awards $400K to 26 neighborhoods. How far can the money go?
The Beacon spoke to a few neighborhood leaders to see what residents can expect.
Posted inEducation
Your guide to Kansas City-area summer reading programs
Here’s help in finding in-person and online summer reading programs.