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Missouri threatens schools that don't drop COVID safety efforts

By Nomin Ujiyediin,
Byron J. Love
Published December 17, 2021 at 4:00 AM CST
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Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has promised lawsuits against school districts over COVID-19 safety measures like masks and quarantine orders, saying they're unconstitutional. Now, the state treasurer says he won't sign off on money-saving bond deals unless the districts drop their protocols.

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has made it clear he’s against mask mandates and other COVID-19 prevention measures. Now, Schmitt and Missouri Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick are making legal and financial threats against schools that keep up their COVID efforts. KCUR education reporter Jodi Fortino has been reporting on this issue and fills us in on the latest.

Brian Platt, the city manager of Kansas City, Missouri, says he stepped into his role this year with the mindset of creating a more efficient, proactive and responsive office. He talks with Steve Kraske on KCUR's Up To Date about the upcoming projects in 2022, what role his office has in finding a new police chief and how the city is addressing a lack of affordable housing in the Kansas City metro.

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Kansas City Today is hosted by Nomin Ujiyediin. It is produced by Byron Love and edited by Gabe Rosenberg & Lisa Rodriguez

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Nomin Ujiyediin
As a newscaster and a host of a daily news podcast, I want to deliver the most important and interesting news of the day in an engaging and easily understandable way. No matter where you live in the metro or what you’re interested in, I want you to learn something from each newscast or podcast – and maybe even give you something to talk about at the dinner table.
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Byron J. Love
As an on-demand producer, I am focused on using my skills and experiences across multiple digital applications, platforms and media fields to create community focused audio, video and on-demand products for KCUR Studios. The media that I produce aims to inform, entertain and connect with the Kansas City metro area as we continue to learn from each other. Email me at byronlove@kcur.org.
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