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Perfectly Imperfect: Will Kansas Finally See Medical Marijuana Legalization?

After a decade of failed attempts, the Kansas Legislature is as close as it’s ever been to approving medical marijuana. Here’s how it happened.

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One Nine Vine Apartment Project Breaks Ground This Week

The first phase of the One Nine Vine development, a six-story apartment building with ground floor retail, is scheduled to break ground Wednesday in the 18th and Vine Jazz District. The $25 million project planned for what’s now a vacant lot at the southeast corner of 19th and Vine will include 80 affordable and market-rate…

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Kansas Joins 25 Other States by Expanding Access to Nurse Practitioners

A new law allows Kansas-based nurses to expand their practice and independently care for patients.

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BOK Financial Building New Crossroads Offices at 17th and Grand

By Kevin Collison BOK Financial has purchased part of the Grand Place redevelopment site near 17th and Grand in the Crossroads and plans to build a 10,000 square-foot branch bank there. The $4- to $5 million bank project is the first sign of progress in about two years on a major redevelopment plan focused on…

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Nick’s Picks | Earth Day, Fountain Day and Various Comings and Goings

Rick Smith hangs up his badge this week as Kansas City’s top cop. The police chief’s last day is this Friday. Before he heads out the door, Smith will swing by the Kansas City PBS studios to join me on “Week in Review.”  After five turbulent years, it’s an exit interview you won’t want to…

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