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Posts Tagged ‘The Beacon’

Will Missouri’s Abortion Ban Alter Election Outcomes This Year?

By | September 27, 2022 | 0
State Rep. Emily Weber, who is running unopposed for reelection in 2022, speaks at a rally after Missouri's HB 126 went into effect.

Polls show most Missourians do not agree with the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, but experts don’t think it will have much of an influence on November’s results.

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Who Loses – and How Much – With Legalized Sports Gambling in Kansas?

By | September 7, 2022 | 0
Gov. Laura Kelly and others officially declare sports betting open on Sept. 1 at the Hollywood Casino-Barstool Sports Sportsbook in Kansas City, Kansas.

How much people will lose betting on sports in Kansas – and at what social cost – has those who try to help problem gamblers on edge. 

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To Attract More Developers, Kansas City Changes its Affordable Housing Ordinance — Again

By | August 30, 2022 | 0
Mayor Quinton Lucas speaks at the Aug. 17 committee meeting, behind yellow KC Tenants protest signs. At least eight KC Tenants leaders gave testimony at this meeting, and dozens of members returned the next day for the City Council vote.

According to KC’s new affordable housing ordinance, the median income for a four-person household is nearly six figures. Advocates say this is a problem.

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KC Public Schools Frustrated by KCATA Silence on Tax Incentives

By | August 17, 2022 | 0
Artists' renderings for two upcoming RideKC Development Corp. projects

Kansas City Public Schools has criticized the KCTA’s development arm for focusing on projects west of Troost and failing to brief the school district on tax break proposals.

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Follow the Money: Who is Funding Kansas Abortion Amendment Ads?

By | August 1, 2022 | 0
People at a rally for abortion access at Mill Creek Park near the Country Club Plaza.

Two organizations formed to campaign on either side of the abortion referendum on the Kansas ballot Tuesday have raised — and spent — more than $11 million between them since the start of the year.

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