Kansas City Council

Members of the city’s Transportation, Infrastructure and Operations Committee refused to attend Wednesday’s meeting, stalling city business. They’re calling on Teresa Loar to be removed as committee chair.

Violent crime and the police, property tax cuts for developers, and a looming budget cut top the list of concerns for Kansas City Council members, and an in-depth look at if elections systems ensure safe and accurate voting.

A conversation with Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas about police reform, police Chief Rick Smith and the city budget.

Mayor Quinton Lucas says the consequences of failing to pay parking tickets has “criminalized entire communities.”

The Kansas City Council is now looking at possible changes to how tax incentives are decided, including allowing school districts a say in those decisions, but they face an uphill battle at City Hall.

Marissa Graczyk's family is from the tiny town of Centerview in Johnson County, Missouri, where there are no parks or playgrounds for kids with disabilities. She and her brother have an illness that requires them to use wheelchairs. The first all-inclusive playground in Wyandotte County allows all six siblings to play together.

Kansas City needs to cut nearly $50 million from the budget this fiscal year or face steeper reductions in the future.

Melissa Robinson says Teresa Loar's public apology failed to acknowledge that her actions were racist.

Several council members objected to an $80 million contract that was awarded to an out-of-town firm.

The move follows an incident last month in which Loar implied a Black colleague didn't write her own speech.

Kansas City Council members Andrea Bough and Melissa Robinson discuss their response to the ongoing pandemic, calls for police reform, the search for a new city manager and more.

Nearly four months after Jackson County received more than $120 million in federal coronavirus relief money, Kansas City has yet to see a significant portion of those funds.