Last week, the Kansas City council honored local activist Alvin Brooks and his commitment to justice and equality. City council passed a resolution to dedicate the Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity Department board room to Brooks, who was the first director of the department, which was then called the Human Relations Department. As the Human […]
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Biden Starts Program to Provide Discounted Internet Service
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The Biden administration announced on Monday that 20 internet companies have agreed to provide discounted service to people with low incomes, a program that could effectively make tens of millions of households eligible for free service through an already existing federal subsidy. The $1 trillion infrastructure package passed by Congress last year […]
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Rep. Cleaver Announces 25,000 in Grant Funding to Develop Affordable Housing in KC
U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) announced $225,000 in federal grant funding will go to the Westside Housing Organization, Inc. to develop and preserve affordable housing, revitalize and sustain neighborhoods and create good-paying jobs in Kansas City. Cleaver said that since the beginning of his career, he has worked toward improving access to affordable housing […]
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Missouri Legislature Enters Final Week With Long To-Do List
Missouri lawmakers enter the final week of the legislative session Monday with a laundry list of unfinished business and long-simmering tensions threatening to derail any hope of progress. After finishing work on the largest state budget in Missouri history last week, GOP super majorities in the House and Senate hope to begin ticking through election-year priorities […]
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“CJ” Lofton Review Committee Recommendations Hardest on JIAC Staff
The committee selected to review policies and procedures that led to the death of 17-year-old Cedric “CJ” Lofton last fall released their final report and recommendations with little fanfare, last week, leading some to questions whether the committee’s efforts will have much, or any, impact. The report, developed across 13 meetings of the 22-member Sedgwick […]
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Biden to Crack Down on Polluters in Poor, Minority Areas
WASHINGTON (AP) — Following through on a campaign promise, the Biden administration on Thursday announced a wide-ranging enforcement strategy aimed at holding industrial polluters accountable for damage done to poor and minority communities. The strategy includes creation of an Office of Environmental Justice within the Justice Department to focus on “fenceline communities” that have been […]
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Biden Names 1st Black Woman, LGBT White House Press Secretary
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday named Karine Jean-Pierre to be the next White House press secretary, the first Black woman and openly LGBTQ person to serve in the role. Incumbent Jen Psaki is set to leave the post next week. Jean-Pierre takes on the role as the White House faces an uphill […]
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How Can WyCO Compete for Metro Tourism?
Now that restrictions have been lifted and COVID-19 cases have dwindled, tourism is back and destinations are working to gain back their pre-pandemic tourism dollars. Tourism is a big business and generates big dollars for communities. Not just personal travel, but conventions and events can be a source a large source of tourism dollars for […]
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WyCo and Developer at Odds on What’s Next for Reardon
Two years after the approval of a $23 million mixed-used development to be built on the site of the Jack Reardon Convention Center, no progress has been made on the project many hoped would help kickstart redevelopment in Kansas City, KS’s downtown core. No building permits have been pulled, demolition hasn’t started and not one […]
