News & Issues

The Missouri House chamber during the 2022 legislative session.

Missouri Lawmakers Reconvene Focused on Sports Betting, Teacher Pay, Initiative Petitions

By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent | January 4, 2023

For a vocal slice of Missouri’s population, sports wagering is the most important item on the agenda as lawmakers begin their annual session.

LED and traditional streetlights at a Kansas City intersection.

From Streetlights to Potholes: A New, Tech-Savvy KC Emerges

By Martin Rosenberg | January 4, 2023

Kansas City is leaning into technology to address some of its most vexing problems.

Pedestrian Plaza Plan to Enliven 18th and Vine District

By Kevin Collison | January 3, 2023

By Kevin Collison The 18th and Vine District is looking forward to transforming its main drag into a more pedestrian-friendly corridor that can be closed temporarily for events thanks to $4 million in the new federal budget. The money obtained by Rep. Emanuel Cleaver and matched by at least $2.5 million and up to $4…

The new 18th and Vine Pedestrian District will remove curbs and smooth 18th Street to become a seamless corridor with wide sidewalks and two lanes of traffic.

Pedestrian Plaza Plan to Enliven 18th and Vine District

By Kevin Collison | January 3, 2023

The 18th and Vine District’s main drag will become a more pedestrian-friendly corridor that can be closed temporarily for events thanks to $4 million in the new federal budget.

Daniel Gilmore, founder of Chosen Creative Concepts.

Ferguson, Missouri, Experience Inspires Marketer to be ‘Incubator’ for Creatives

By Aubrey Hughes, John G. McGrath | January 3, 2023

Daniel Gilmore plans to start a nonprofit marketing agency, Chosen Creative Concepts, to link people of color with a network of resources and opportunities.