The Unified Government Board of Commissioners has approved rate hikes for trash collection, stormwater management and sanitary sewers. The increases take effect next year.
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Posted inLocal Government
Kansas City Council considers allowing taller buildings on Plaza
A plan to renovate the Country Club Plaza is being reviewed by the City Council. Some neighbors and historic preservation advocates have concerns.
Posted inHealth
After a year of challenges, Harvesters faces a new one: Spiking fuel prices
As food insecurity grows, the surging cost of fuel has driven up prices across the food supply chain.
Posted inMeeting Notes
KCPS board ponders proposed $340.3M budget, bond projects update
The school district anticipates an increase of 334 K-12 students for a total projected enrollment of 14,374.
Posted inRural
Central Missouri’s Fitzgibbon Hospital files bankruptcy, highlighting growing strain on rural hospitals
Fitzgibbon Hospital will remain open during Chapter 11 proceedings and while a sale to a private buyer is finalized, but years of losses and cuts to services reflect challenges facing rural healthcare providers.
Posted inHousing
If World Cup hotel reservations are low, does that mean soccer fans plan to camp around KC?
Could World Cup fans camp out in Kansas City? The Beacon explores what’s behind the idea, what campgrounds are seeing and how cities plan to respond.
Posted inMeeting Notes
Route cuts on table as KC committee approves bus spending
The proposed $85.6 million allocation for 2026-27 is less than what the KCATA says it needs to maintain current service.
Posted inState Government
Missouri General Assembly sends $50.7 billion budget to governor’s desk
Conference committee reversed several elements of the House’s plan, but supported a shortfall in public education funding.
Posted inLocal Government
Empty lots, collapsed roofs and abandoned homes: KC tries to prevent more hollowed-out neighborhoods
‘When you have widespread vacancy,’ said Alana Henry, the executive director of the Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council, ‘it’s reflective of a dying community, and that feeling of stagnation or death can be absorbed by the inhabitants.’
Posted inHealth
Public hearings come to Kansas City as US ramps up plutonium production for nuclear weapons
The federal government will hold the second of five public hearings scheduled across the country in Kansas City May 7. Activists want to know what’s at risk here as the nation pursues increased plutonium production.