Jackson County

Long at odds with the Jackson County Legislature over spending, the county executive disagreed with some of the audit's characterizations but said he will work with elected officials.

The ruling came in a lawsuit filed by a tenants rights group against the presiding judge of Jackson County Circuit Court, David Byrn.

Despite taking recommended federal precautions to address COVID-19, the skilled nursing facility had a surge in cases, mirroring the surge in metropolitan Kansas City.

Plans for a plaque that would contextualize the deeds of former President Andrew Jackson were put on hold for months. But after voters failed to pass a measure to remove them, plans are back on to add the plaques.

The equestrian statues of President Andrew Jackson on tall pedestals in downtown Kansas City and Independence are staying right where they are. Jackson County voters defeated a ballot issue to remove the monuments to a white supremacist.

Jackson County voters will decide whether or not to remove two prominent statues of President Andrew Jackson. Some county leaders say that Jackson’s white supremacist views shouldn't be celebrated today.

The lawsuit by KC Tenants accuses Jackson County Circuit Judge David M. Byrn of allowing landlords to continue filing eviction cases in defiance of a CDC moratorium.

Local housing advocates say Jackson County is committing “an act of violence” by continuing to evict tenants after a federal moratorium was issued last month.

The school district will likely drop its lawsuit after Jackson County amended its coronavirus health order on Friday.

Missouri is one of a handful of states that has not issued a statewide eviction moratorium to prevent tenant evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Suburban school districts will get more money if Jackson County distributes CARES funds by enrollment. But high poverty districts say the pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on the low-income families they serve.

The new guidance, which came out quietly on Wednesday, has stricter thresholds than the gating criteria in use in many school districts across the country.