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With the city at its worst point yet in the pandemic, Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas speaks with host Nomin Ujiyediin about how the city is handling the omicron surge and the ways that politics affect policy.
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The mayor, a Democrat, said a universal mask order is possible, but it would be better to focus the city’s public health efforts on COVID-19 vaccines and tests.
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The cities of Prairie Village, Mission and Roeland Park will all impose new citywide mask mandates beginning Tuesday, Jan. 18. But as with previous mandates, there are several exceptions.
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School districts are closing due to COVID outbreaks and hospitals are being forced to delay procedures. “Before this surge is finished, omicron will be responsible for many deaths,” one health care leader says.
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Legislator Crystal Williams says she received threats after introducing an ordinance that would restore some powers to the local health department. “Those people should feel ashamed of themselves,” she said.
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The Board of Curators' decision not to require masks comes as the state experiences the worst COVID-19 infection rates it has seen since the start of the pandemic.
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Soon after the start of the new semester, several school districts in Johnson County have re-instituted mask mandates after seeing high rates of COVID-19 transmission among students.
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Last year’s attack on the U.S. Capitol left five people dead and a country more divided. Missouri Rep. Emanuel Cleaver was there on Jan. 6, 2021, and shares his thoughts on the state of democracy today. Plus, hear the latest COVID-19 updates from around the Kansas City metro.
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The ordinance was introduced by Mayor Quinton Lucas, who said it was important to ensure schools stay open for in-person learning.
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Younger students in Johnson County will have to continue masking for at least another month. The board of commissioners, however, rejected a motion to extend that order to all students K-12.
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This week, the Johnson County board of county commissioners is set to discuss whether to end a countywide public health order that requires masking in all schools serving up to and including 6th grade.
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The Republican senator's decision set off an electoral domino effect that included opening up two GOP congressional seats.