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Avoid Financial Disaster After A Natural One, And Spending The One-Eighth-Cent Sales Tax

Published September 26, 2017 at 1:39 PM CDT

Seft Hunter, of Communities Creating Opportunity, is encouraged by the one-eighth-cent sales tax passage, but says "we really have to look at targeted and strategic investment if we're going to see these funds actually make a discernable difference."

Emergency preparedness is in the national consciousness in a big way. Today, the Smart Money Experts make a special trip to the studio to discuss preparing your family's finances for the wide-ranging effects of a natural disaster. Then, Kansas City voters in April approved a one-eighth-cent sales tax increase aimed at developing the long-neglected east side of town. We'll find out how the city will ensure that money is spent effectively, transparently and with the community's needs in mind.

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