Lynn Horsley
ContributorLynn Horsley is a freelance writer in Kansas City. Follow her on Twitter @LynnHorsley.
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City Council will take up an ambitious $2 million proposal for a “tiny home village” providing beds and services for up to 200 people experiencing homelessness. -
The City Council’s Transportation and Infrastructure Committee endorsed an ordinance that gives the city and police more tools to investigate these crimes and impound vehicles to be used as evidence.
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Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas said his two-pronged plan isn’t about defunding the police, but about giving citizens more accountability. Northland city council members were livid, saying they were blindsided by a plan that could lead to an increase in crime.
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Men and Black people have been targeted far more often for crossing the street casually, and the Kansas City Council saw little public safety gained by keeping a jaywalking ordinance.
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A massive data center campus got the green light Thursday from the Kansas City Council, in hopes of making Kansas City more competitive as a national technology hub.
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The 1% income tax, which applies to anyone who works in Kansas City, Missouri, is the city's largest single source of revenue.
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The earnings tax is Kansas City's largest single source of revenue. City leaders say the failure to renew it would be disastrous.
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The Kansas City Council approved a deal to cut back on tax breaks for developers. Some city officials say it's time to prioritize residents over 'wealthy corporations.'
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The Kansas City Council is starting 2021 by once again tackling the thorny issue of economic incentive reform, seeking that elusive solution to help urban school districts without stifling development.
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The Kansas City Council approved a measure Thursday that some consider to be the first minimal step toward addressing the city’s affordable housing crisis.
