KC Week in Review: Wedding bells ringing in JOCO for same-sex couples
October 10, 2014 | Nick Haines | 1 min read
In an historic move, Johnson County becomes the first jurisdiction in the metro and in the state of Kansas to issue legal marriage licenses to gay partners. Also on the program…news reviewers Mary Sanchez of the Kansas City Star, Steve Vockrodt of The Pitch, Garrett Haake from 41 Action News and Dave Helling of the Kansas City Star dissect the Kansas U.S. Senate debate, Dan Cofran’s decision not to challenge Mayor Sly James, the Kansas City Royals effect on crime and more.
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