Renters: How to Weatherize Your Home to Reduce Energy Costs

By | January 10, 2025
Two stacks of pamphlets on a table. The table is brown. The pamphlets to the left of the screen advertise a weatherization assistance program. These pamphlets have a house with a red roof on them wrapped in a blue scarf. The text is bold and red. The pamphlets on the right advertise the healthy homes program. On these pamphlets, a young girl holds her nose. The text on these pamphlets is black and bold.

Energy burden is defined as the percentage of gross household income that is spent on energy costs. In some areas of the Kansas City Metropolitan area, residents experience an elevated energy burden. However, some energy costs can be reduced through weatherization. While it may be challenging to tackle as a renter, there are options to…

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The Bison that Protect One of Missouri’s Last Prairies

By | November 27, 2024
A photo of a bison herd standing atop a brown and green grass landscape. There are seven bison in the foreground, They are brown and large, with fur and horns. The sky behind them is bright blue.

Before European settlement, the place that we call Missouri was home to millions of acres of tallgrass prairie, a grassland biome home to a diverse array of plant and animal species, like bison. Today, less than one percent of it remains. Bison once roamed North America with numbers in the millions. After government-sanctioned mass slaughter…

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On the Ballot | Sports Betting in Missouri

By | November 2, 2024
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Introduction In the wake of Kansas legalizing sports betting, Missouri voters will decide whether or not to allow the same on the other side of the state line. Amendment 2 proposes allowing people 21 years old and older to bet on sports in Missouri. If it passes, the Missouri Gaming Commission would regulate sports betting statewide.…

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On the Ballot | Ranked-Choice Voting

By | November 1, 2024
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Introduction On Tuesday voters will decide whether to change Missouri law to prohibit ranked-choice voting and change the language in the Missouri Constitution to say that “only” U.S. Citizens can vote rather than “all”. Ranked-choice voting allows voters to rank all the candidates in order of preference. The way it works: Transcript Nick Haines [Host,…

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On the Ballot | Court Fees to Support Law Enforcement Salaries & Benefits

By | November 1, 2024
Close-up of a small bronze statuette of Lady Justice before a flag of Missouri.

Introduction Amendment 6, which asks voters to decide whether to amend the Missouri Constitution to allow state courts to charge administrative fees to provide pensions and other compensation to former sheriffs, prosecuting attorneys, and circuit attorneys, is on Tuesday’s ballot. The amendment is in direct opposition to a unanimous 2021 Missouri Supreme Court ruling that…

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