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

By | July 19, 2023 | 0
Site of the proposed 4711 Belleview project west of the Country Club Plaza.

The Port Authority of Kansas City is considering tax breaks for two housing proposals in Waldo and near the Country Club Plaza that are drawing criticism.

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Missouri Plan for Peak Power Pricing Prompts Pushback

By | July 17, 2023 | 0
Evergy offices in downtown Topeka, Kansas.

A Missouri regulatory plan to adopt time-of-use pricing for electrical power is running into resistance from some politicians and utilities such as Evergy.

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When Corporations Buy Local Homes, We All Pay

By | July 12, 2023 | 0
An illustration of a house made of money.

Jackson County’s latest round of property tax assessments has sent homeowners into a frenzy. One factor driving prices of homes? Out-of-town investors.

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Smithville Nonprofit Seeks to Become ‘Epicenter of the School-Choice Movement’

By | July 10, 2023 | 0
Monument sign for the Herzog Foundation in Smithville.

Before his death, Stanley Herzog’s largesse bankrolled a generation of GOP candidates. His fortune is now focused on expanding ‘Christ-centered K-12 education.’

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Thanks to Federal Tax Credits, Carbon Dioxide Pipelines are Booming in the Midwest

By | July 6, 2023 | 0
Protestors rally against carbon dioxide pipelines.

Thousands of miles of carbon dioxide pipelines planned in the Midwest have been spurred by federal tax credits in a new climate law. Questions are being raised.

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