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Kansas City Mayor Wants to Ban Discrimination Against People with Housing Vouchers

Move Targets 'Source of Income' Discrimination

by Celisa Calacal, KCUR 89.3

News & Issues

Rising Rents Leave More Kansas City Tenants Facing Eviction

Two years after the end of a national eviction moratorium, landlords are still looking to make up for lost income. That’s led to more residents facing eviction.

by Mili Mansaray, The Beacon

News & Issues

Port KC Approves $1B in Projects From the River to Waldo

Projects Include More Than 1,600 Apartments

by Kevin Collison

News & Issues

Tenants at Quality Hill Towers Formed a Union, Got Results

Seeking Power in Numbers

by Julie Freijat

News & Issues

Zoning Dispute Has Prairie Village Warring Over Housing

The issue of Prairie Village rezoning has left the quiet Kansas City suburb more divided than ever. Now, a group wants to kick out half of the City Council.

by Josh Merchant, The Beacon

News & Issues

Waldo and Plaza-area Projects Push for Port KC Tax Breaks

Big Housing Projects Draw Scrutiny

by Josh Merchant, The Beacon

News & Issues

Who Are the Houseless? Their Stories, in Their Words 

Get To Know People Experiencing Houselessness

by Multiple Reporters

News & Issues

Things to Watch During June 20 Election in Kansas City

The past four years in Kansas City have seen the rise of new political players, a worsening affordable housing crisis and escalating tensions with the state-controlled police department.

by Josh Merchant, The Beacon

News & Issues

Johnson County Scrambles to Distribute Federal Money for Affordable Housing

Consequences of Hot Housing Market

by Mike Sherry

Housing

Affordable Housing In Kansas City, At What Cost?

Make it make sense,’ says a former tenant whose 6-month-old son and 1-year-old niece died on the premises

by Multiple Reporters

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