News & Issues
Stories from around the Kansas City Metro area on a variety of topics.
One in eight Kansas pregnancies in 2013 involved women who smoked
In Kansas last year, more than 4,800 women smoked cigarettes during their pregnancies, according to a preliminary summary of birth statistics released Tuesday by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. The finding means that in 2013, about one in every eight births – 12.5 percent – involved mothers who smoked for at least three…
Brownback discusses opposition to Medicaid expansion in Heritage Foundation Interview
The inaugural edition of a Heritage Foundation news site features an interview with Gov. Sam Brownback explaining “how Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion hurts states.” The interview http://dailysignal.com/2014/06/03/interview-brownback-discusses-medicaid-expansion-hurts-states/ is featured in the Daily Signal, a new online publication “supported by the resources and intellectual firepower” of the foundation, which describes its mission as promoting “conservative public policies…
KC Week in Review: Marking 20 years of Casinos in Missouri: Is it an industry in decline?
On this week’s program: Mayor Sly James proposed recognizing Kay Barnes for her contribution to making Kansas City what it is today; Kemper Arena, KU and MU rivalry rekindled, doubled traffic enforcement in KC, Cerner, Casinos and…what would take to get the Super Bowl to Kansas City? Reviewing this week’s news headlines: Neal Jones, KCTV5…
Blunt cites KC shooting in call for VA reform
The weekend shooting death of a former Army paratrooper in Kansas City highlights deficiencies in the care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt, a Missouri Republican, said during a visit to to Kansas City on Thursday. On Sunday, police shot 26-year-old Issac Sims after he emerged from his family’s home…
MO state dental director briefs oral health advocates in Kansas City
Missouri’s new state dental director has been on board for about half a year, and during a visit to Kansas City on Wednesday, he outlined a number of initiatives aimed at making the state a national leader in oral health. “I want (other states) to come to us,” Dr. B. Ray Storm said at a…