Good morning, Kansas City!
Happy Monday, we hope you are having a great start to your week. May these last days of 2024 be filled with joy and productivity as we prepare to enter the New Year. Here are a few of our recent KC stories. Happy Holidays!
In Today’s Newsletter:
- Kansans will no longer pay sales tax on groceries
- Star Palmer is the winner of the $100K Pinnacle Prize
- Teen dads are preparing for fatherhood with Dad Prep Academy
- New poll shows Americans are exhausted with politics
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KANSAS STATE NEWS
State Sales Tax on Groceries Drops to Zero Jan. 1
On Jan. 1, 2025, Kansans will no longer pay state sales tax on groceries. They will still pay city- and county-imposed taxes, but the current state tax of 2% will be reduced to zero.
A MESSAGE FROM THE COMMUNITY VOICE
Submit Your King Holiday Events
Our King Holiday calendar of events will be printed in our Jan. 10 issue. To make sure your event is listed, make sure to have your event info submitted by Fri., Jan. 3. Submit your King event, or any event, by scanning or clicking the QR code below.
KANSAS CITY NEWS
Star Palmer Wins Pinnacle Prize for LGBTQ+ Community Support Work
Star Palmer, founder and executive director of Our Spot KC is a 2024 recipient of The Pinnacle Prize. The recognition is given to those that are making a grand impact on the Kansas City community.
A MESSAGE FROM BLACK WOMEN GET FIT
We are counting down the days to 2025 and excited to announce our lineup for the Jan. 4 Black Women Get Fit. We’ve curated an incredible group of health & wellness practitioners that will help make sure we start the year off right.
EDUCATION
KC Program Guiding Teen Dads Through Fatherhood
Students at DeLaSalle High School take part in Dad Prep Academy, a pilot program launched this fall aimed at better preparing young dads for fatherhood, founded by James Hogue.
A MESSAGE FROM THE COMMUNITY VOICE
Nominate a Love Couple
How about being one of the featured couples in our 2025 Valentine’s Issue? Or recommend a couple whose relationship you admire. Learn more about the details and nominate somebody. Just click the photo or button below.
POLITICS
Americans are Exhausted by Political News and Tuning Out
Television ratings — and now a new poll — clearly illustrate about two-thirds of American adults say they have recently felt the need to limit media consumption about politics and government because of overload.
More findings from the report here
Abortions Are Up in the US. The Data Paints a Complicated Picture
It’s now been two and a half years since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, what does the data look like. (AP News)
Costco is Pushing Back — Hard — Against the Anti-DEI Movement Costco is trying not to join companies like Walmart and John Deere tractor. (CNN)
Is President Jimmy Carter’s Death a Federal Holiday? Get details on National Day of Mourning. (Newsweek)
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