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Endorsements Shift Kansas City’s Political Landscape

Even as the old guard of Kansas City politics made endorsements, newer groups like KC Tenants Power and Northland Strong shaped the 2023 City Council election.

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Kansas City Election Results: Here’s Your New City Council

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas won re-election, all but one incumbent was re-elected and seven newcomers were selected in Tuesday’s City Council election.

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Kansas City Election Guide: What Voters Should Know About the June 2023 Ballot

Kansas City is headed back to the polls on June 20 to select a new City Council. Here’s what you need to know about who is on the ballot.

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One Month Into the New Airport Terminal, KC Has Questions

The initial reviews for the new terminal at Kansas City International Airport have been generally positive. But some questions have emerged. Here are answers.

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A group of people stand outside. Several people belong to an encampment where people experiencing homelessness live. One woman Alice Delbosque has her back to the camera. She is wearing a sweatshirt of her organization called Angel Hearts Rescue, which provides aid to pets belonging to those experiencing homelessness.

KC Journalists Discuss How to Tell More Inclusive Stories

On the National Day of Racial Healing, the Health forward Foundation invited Kansas City journalists to speak on how they can do more inclusive, healing work in their communities.

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Finding Your Future in the Emerging Marijuana Industry 

Career opportunities are available at many ancillary businesses that stand to benefit after Missouri voters approved recreational marijuana. 

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Missouri Ponders the Power of the People

Missourians are able to directly effect change on the state by the ballot initiative process.

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Kansas state Rep. Stephanie Clayton, an abortion rights supporter who was a Republican and is now a Democrat, reacts as a referendum to strip abortion rights out of the state constitution fails.

Kansas Voters Overwhelmingly Say ‘No’ to Stripping Abortion Rights from the State Constitution

Kansas was the first state to vote on abortion rights since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June. The vote preserves the right to an abortion in the Kansas Constitution.

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