Emanuel Cleaver

Rep. Cleaver On 'Plan B' And The Fiscal Cliff

Frank Morris — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 22:55:53 +0000

The U.S. House of Representatives is likely to vote Thursday on a proposal advanced by Speaker John Boehner to avoid the "fiscal cliff."

Great War Memorial Plan Inches Forward

Dan Verbeck — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 22:55:23 +0000

Kansas City’s Congressman won’t guarantee passage of a bill that would make Liberty Memorial the nation’s official World War One Museum and Memorial.

U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver & Kevin Yoder

Steve Kraske, Danie Alexander and Beth Lipoff — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 00:37:33 +0000

With only five weeks left in the 112th Congress, Representatives and Senators are under pressure to find common ground among themselves and with the President to avoid the fiscal cliff.

Incumbents Dominate Missouri Congressional Races

Maria Carter — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:00:52 +0000

The incumbent Congressmen in the local area easily held on to their seats: Vicky Hartzler, Emanuel Cleaver and Sam Graves. We have the complete results for those races and the rest of Missouri.

KCP&L's Big Battery Aims To Help Spark Midtown Resurgence

Frank Morris — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 21:08:16 +0000

KCP&L’s new “Smartgrid Innovation Park” is parked between the back wall of a pretty downtrodden, urban core grocery store, and an old humming electric substation. A fancy new brick and rot iron fence guards, not a McMansion, but what looks like a semi-truck trailer, on concrete pillars.

Steve Kraske From The Democratic National Convention

Stephen Steigman — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 04:41:33 +0000

If there's news to be had at this week's 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, Steve Kraske is there to report it.

Social Change Advocate At SOTU

Dan Verbeck — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:30:40 +0000

One of Kansas City's early advocates for children living in poverty will be in the audience tonight watching the President's State of the Union Address, combining the invitation with an opportunity to take her message to Congress.

Area Reps Vote On Health Law Repeal

Elana Gordon — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 08:01:22 +0000

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Missouri's fifth district representative Emanuel Cleaver says he doesn't think yesterday's passage of a bill to repeal the federal health care law poses a real threat, but he is concerned with GOP plans to try to defund the legislation. Across the state line, freshman representative Kevin Yoder says yesterday's vote marks an important step towards finding better ways to reduce health costs and improve quality.