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Earlier this week, Silicon Valley Bank in California and Signature Bank in New York collapsed, prompting the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to take them into receivership. Then, it caused the stock of UMB Bank in Kansas City to drop.

District 1 Legislator Manny Abarca IV told Up To Date the county executive doesn't attend meetings and isn't transparent about the annual budget. White's office said that's not true.

The Missouri General Assembly begins its 2023 session on Wednesday in Jefferson City, where Republican Gov. Mike Parson and a GOP supermajority in both chambers will consider hundreds of proposed bills.

John C. Carnes is a former member of the Jackson County Legislature and Independence City Council who served two years in prison after being convicted in 1989 of bank fraud and bribing another council member.

Republican Roy Blunt, Missouri's senior senator, will leave office next month after serving in Washington, D.C. since 1997.

With another four years secured, Kansas Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly is hoping to continue the policy work she began in her first term. But the state legislature's GOP supermajority may have other plans.

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly won her re-election bid against Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt last month. Now, she's looking ahead to the 2023 legislative session, where Republicans continue to hold all the power in the Kansas House and Senate.

In past Decembers, City Council has approved a tenant's bill of rights, right to counsel for residents facing eviction and other major legislation. This year, officials are hoping to pass policies to regulate short-term rentals and support small businesses

The cooperative faces threats of foreclosure and the displacement of residents from the affordable housing complex.

Two measures on the November ballot for Kansas Citians would designate a combined $175 million in bonds to go towards affordable housing, parks and fixing up Bartle Hall.

Missouri and Massachusetts are the only states whose National Guards fall under another state department agency instead of answering directly to the governor.

With the 2022 midterm elections about five weeks away, we're taking a deep dive into what’s on the Missouri ballot — including some significant ballot issues and an open U.S. Senate race.