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Kansas City's Right to Counsel program provides free legal representation to tenants who end up in eviction court. Plus, rumors of a Royals move have city and county lawmakers — and local unions — up in arms.
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The lawsuit from Republican Andrew Bailley alleges that Jackson County's assessment process was unlawful and filled with systemic failures, “from failing to provide proper notice and inspections under the law, to coercing property owners to drop their appeals."
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Leawood Mayor Peggy Dunn announced last summer that she wouldn't run for re-election. She'll officially leave office when newly-elected mayor Marc Elkins is sworn in on Jan. 2.
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Various state and local sales taxes lumped onto your purchase can add upwards of 20% to the cost of recreational marijuana in Missouri — but it's not clear how much is legal under the state's cannabis laws. Now, dispensaries are suing over the stacked taxes.
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A new Royals stadium has been controversial since it was announced. But at the heart of the debate is a fundamental question of whether Kauffman Stadium is structurally sound enough to continue hosting games. Plus: Now that "Killers of the Flower Moon" is a blockbuster, the community where many of the murders took place is wrestling with how to open up about its past.
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Statewide purchases of marijuana reached $950 million since Missouri began offering recreational sales in February, and the job market continues to grow. The state has also begun awarding microbusiness licenses. But it hasn't been all roses for the weed industry.
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Local leaders say this year’s sales tax vote could have “substantial and very serious” consequences for Kansas City's bus system.
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Kansas City’s Central City Economic Development program, started in 2017, is set to be renewed soon. The sales tax was supposed to help revive neighborhoods east of The Paseo — but critics say it hasn't done much of anything.
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The constitutional amendment that legalized recreational weed sales in Missouri included a 6% statewide tax and allowed local governments to charge a sales tax of up to 3% — but it's not clear if both counties and cities can tax the same sales. Now, two lawsuits are calling the double-taxation an "unconstitutional money grab."
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In September 2022, the Kansas City Council approved a tax break program for homeowners on the Westside who saw their home values skyrocket. So far, 53% of all homeowners have signed up for the program, which cuts property taxes to a percentage of their income and, for some, freezes it at that level for 25 years.
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Supporters of abortion rights in Missouri are weighing whether a potential 2024 ballot initiative should make big moves to legalize abortion again — or take a more incremental approach to repealing the strict ban. Plus: Kansas lawmakers are taking notice as homeowners complain about fast-rising property taxes.
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Republicans want to cap property value increases each year, while Democrats want to shift the tax burden away from residential homeowners to businesses and farms. But a tax expert argues both may be too wide-reaching