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A nonbinary student teacher was told by an employee of the Fort Osage District that using gender-neutral pronouns was “too personal” and “too political.” Now, Olivia Jackson alleges that the school district discriminated by refusing to hire them because of their gender identity.
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Kansas City’s state-controlled police board is trying to use the courts to increase police funding. Advocates are worried it could strain the city's resources even further, while failing to improve police services.
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Kansas City’s state-controlled police board is trying to use the courts to increase police funding. Advocates are worried it could strain the city's resources even further, while failing to improve police services.
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Insulin costs less than $2 per vial to make yet is sold for between $300-$700, according to a new court filing from Jackson County. The county is suing drugmakers like Eli Lilly and distributors like CVS Caremark for keeping the price of the life-saving drug artificially high.
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Three people were killed when Kansas City firefighter Dominic Biscari crashed into a car, two pedestrians and a building in Westport more than a year ago. Under a settlement with the city, each of their families receive nearly $500,000 in compensation.
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Hogan Preparatory Academy will have to pay $950,000 to a former student who alleges a teacher at the middle school sexually harassed and inappropriately touched her when she was 11.
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The cases concerned a 2019 policy that required women to remove their underwire bras when entering the Jackson County Detention Center.
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Attorneys for Pamela Ricard say the teacher's First Amendment rights were violated when she was disciplined for refusing to use a student's preferred name and pronouns.
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Ronald Williams, who worked as a maintenance electrician in the water department, sued the city in 2018, alleging a pattern of racially motivated discrimination.
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Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has promised lawsuits against school districts over COVID-19 safety measures like masks and quarantine orders, saying they're unconstitutional. Now, the state treasurer says he won't sign off on money-saving bond deals unless the districts drop their protocols.
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The 2011 law was blocked because a judge said it could have made it harder to get an abortion in Kansas.
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The Missouri and Kansas attorneys general have a lot in common. Both are Republicans, both have filed high-profile lawsuits against mask mandates and vaccine requirements, and it seems both are interested in using their platforms to run for higher office.