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Racially restrictive deeds and exclusionary covenants are still scattered across the Kansas City metro, embedded deep in the bylaws of homes associations and subdivisions’ rules, even though they can no longer be enforced. Now, property owners have a way to remove the language from the documents.
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Nationwide, rents and the cost of living are increasing. Eviction filings are "a great indicator of housing insecurity," says a researcher from Princeton University's Eviction Lab.
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Jackson County voters will see a question in the April 2 election asking to repeal and replace a sales tax, which would help pay for a new Royals ballpark. Here is a guide to the stadium ballot measure, including whether the Royals needs taxpayer dollars and who would own it.
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Los grupos sindicales llevan un año luchando por una vivienda accesible y salarios dignos para los trabajadores del estadio. The Crossroads, donde se derribarán más de una docena de negocios, también quieren promesas. Si los Royals no llegan pronto a un acuerdo, los grupos sindicales y los propietarios de negocios no apoyarán el impuesto sobre las ventas del equipo.
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People who want to see the vote to extend a Jackson County sales tax to fund a downtown stadium fail formed a campaign committee with the state. They say there is grassroots opposition, especially in eastern Jackson County.
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Labor groups have been fighting for a year for affordable housing and livable wages for stadium workers. The Crossroads, where more than a dozen businesses would get demolished, wants promises of its own. If the Royals don’t come to terms soon, labor groups and business owners won’t support the team’s sales tax.
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The $2.8 billion project will expand Interstate 70 to three lanes in each direction across the state.
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The Royals’ recently announced Crossroads stadium and entertainment district would require the demolition of more than a dozen businesses. Many of those owners are now calling on Jackson County residents to vote against April's sales tax measure to send a message to the team.
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The Royals' announcement answers a key question as Jackson County residents prepare to vote on whether to renew a crucial stadium sales tax. Their new stadium would replace the former Star printing press, but it would also take over blocks currently occupied by small businesses.
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Missouri landlords were found to cash in on the State Assistance for Housing Relief program — sometimes for upwards of $1 million — even as they failed to provide tenants basic maintenance and upkeep.
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Northbound drivers will no longer use the old Buck O’Neil bridge and will instead cross the Missouri River on a completed section of the new one. Despite weather delays, MoDOT says the project remains on schedule and within its $258 million budget.
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Advocates say the anti-discrimination law — which bans landlords from denying tenants based solely on their source of income, credit score or previous evictions — will open up more housing options for thousands of renters.
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The Jackson County Legislature overrode County Executive Frank White's veto just over 24 hours before the deadline to finalize the April ballot. Jackson County voters will now get to decide this spring whether to fund the teams' stadiums through a 3/8ths cent sales tax for the next 40 years.
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More apartments are being built in the long-established community, along with restaurants, breweries, coffee shops, a charcuterie, a piano bar, an arcade and retail shops. Waldo boosters believe the area could be entering something of a post-pandemic boom.