Elections

Ride KC's River Market MAX rolls out of the transit station in Waldo on March 14, 2023.

Kansas City Votes ‘Yes’ on Public Bus Funding by Renewing Sales Tax for Another Decade

By Celisa Calacal, KCUR 89.3 | November 8, 2023

Kansas City voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved renewing a local sales tax to fund public transit for the next decade.

Attendees of the Kansans for Constitutional Freedom watch party celebrate after primary election results verify Kansans voted to keep abortion a constitutional right.

Positive Polling Doesn’t Guarantee Victory for Abortion Rights

By Scott S. Greenberger, Missouri Independent | July 5, 2023

Polls show that most Americans, even in red states, oppose the strict abortion bans Republican state lawmakers have enacted in the year since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade.

A participant in a KC Tenants Power political rally uses a megaphone to fire up the crowd.

Endorsements Shift Kansas City’s Political Landscape

By Josh Merchant, The Beacon, Mary Sanchez | June 22, 2023

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.

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

By Celisa Calacal, KCUR 89.3 | June 21, 2023

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.

A voter enters a polling location at the National World War I Museum and Memorial to submit a ballot.

Things to Watch During June 20 Election in Kansas City

By Josh Merchant, The Beacon | June 16, 2023

Kansas City has seen new political players, a worsening affordable housing crisis and escalating tensions with the state-controlled police department.