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Positive Polling Doesn’t Guarantee Victory for Abortion Rights

By | July 5, 2023 |

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

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.

Endorsements Shift Kansas City’s Political Landscape

By | June 22, 2023 |

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

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 | 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.

Things to Watch During June 20 Election in Kansas City

By | June 16, 2023 |

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

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