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The Unified Government of Kansas City, Kansas and Wyandotte County will pay more than $813,000 to Doug Bach, the retiring county administrator who left the county three weeks after the new mayor was sworn in.

In 2021, more than 2,600 people died of a reported drug overdose in Kansas and Missouri. A Kansas City peer support group is bringing together friends and families who have lost loved ones to substance abuse and addiction.

The Kansas City Council approved three tax questions for the April ballot on Thursday. Officials estimate that the new taxes would generate millions in revenue for the city.

The state of Missouri will allow cities to tack on an additional sales tax to recreational weed. Many local governments appear ready to put the question to voters, and enjoy a new source of revenue.

In a major policy shift, the Boy Scouts of America announced in 2017 that it would allow girls to join the 110-year-old organization as Cub Scouts and earn the rank of Eagle Scout.

Federal money kept 1.5 million people on the payroll in Kansas and Missouri, but the types of businesses that received the loans varied widely.

Proposition C supporters say changing the form of government will bring needed reform to the county while opponents say the problem is the current commissioners.

Vaccinations have increased in Missouri's hardest-hit areas but remain far below levels needed to stop COVID-19 from spreading.

Skoog, who has been on the Overland Park city council for 16 years and is currently council president. He will replace longtime incumbent Carl Gerlach, who did not run for re-election.

This is the second episode of our podcast Statehouse Blend Kansas for 2019. Host Jim McLean talks with the top Democrat in the House about the battle…