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The chair of the Kansas House Tax Committee is responding to claims from Democrats about the tax plan passed by the Legislature last weekend. The…
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Missouri Governor Jay Nixon, a Democrat, has vetoed legislation that would eliminate a tax credit for elderly Missourians who rent their homes.House and…
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Imagine a Kansas City covered by ice sheets, oceans that ebb and flow, or lush rain forests with soaring ferns and palm trees. These were some of the…
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Missouri House and Senate budget negotiators have crafted a final version of next year's state budget.The nearly $25 billion spending plan includes a $66…
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On June 6 Cypress Avenue will feature Richard Thompson at the Folly Theater in Cypress Avenue Live. This week on program, we look at Thompson's storied…
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Kansas City's role in the integration of baseball is a popular subject these days. The recent release of 42, the movie about Jackie Robinson's integration…
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A bill that would exempt private health clubs and gyms from property taxes Kansas has stalled in a committee. The measure has prompted hundreds of emails…
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A select group of lawmakers from the Kansas House and Senate started negotiations on tax legislation today. The conference committee will work to find a…
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The Missouri House will begin debate Tuesday on the 13 bills that make up next year’s state budget. The three bills that encompass the state’s Medicaid…
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It was not a good day for backers of Medicaid expansion, as the proposal suffered setbacks on both sides of the Missouri Capitol on Wednesday. First, the…
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"The Flying Dutchman" is an early opera by Richard Wagner. And, like many of Wagner's later works, it's rooted in myth. The Lyric Opera of Kansas City…
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"First, I'll tell about the robbery our parents committed. Then the murders, which happened later." With these words Richard Ford begins his latest novel,…