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Labor groups have been fighting for a year for affordable housing and livable wages for stadium workers. The Crossroads, where more than a dozen businesses would get demolished, wants promises of its own. If the Royals don’t come to terms soon, labor groups and business owners won’t support the team’s sales tax.
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Kansas City Police report that three people are in custody after a shooting west of Union Station near the parking garage, which occurred near the end of Wednesday's Chiefs victory rally. One person is dead and at least 22 were injured, not including those hurt in the rush out of the area.
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The Kansas Attorney General cited the group Parents Defending Education in letters he's sent to districts, asking them to change policies that guide teachers and staff to support students by using their preferred names and pronouns at school.
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Ex-KCKPD officer Roger Golubski deploys old tactic against abuse allegations: Calling accusers liarsAttorneys for Roger Golubski, facing federal charges that he sexually assaulted nine women by using the power of his badge, says the women are “simply smearing Golubski’s character.” The government is trying to prove a pattern of serial sexual abuse by a police officer over the course of decades.
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Liberty Hospital announced it would partner with the University of Kansas Health System to help meet growing demand in the Kansas City suburbs north of the Missouri River. But the idea of a Kansas institution taking over a Missouri hospital sparked opposition from lawmakers in both states.
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According to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data, Iowa and Nebraska saw gains in union membership while Kansas and Missouri unions saw slight declines.
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In the few days since the 2024 Kansas legislative session started, bills governing mail-in ballots and advance voting applications have already been filed. There is still zero evidence that widespread election fraud happens at the state or national levels.
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By some estimates, Kansas is short more than 84,000 childcare slots in order to meet current demand. And even when they find an opening, families can pay more than their mortgage to keep their kid enrolled. State legislators say fixing the issue is a priority.
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The Girard School District Board of Education voted unanimously to remove a district dress code policy that stipulates boys’ hair cannot “touch the collar of a crew neck t-shirt … or extend below the earlobes.” The ACLU warned the policy violated religious freedom, after an 8-year-old member of the Wyandotte Nation was forced to cut his hair.
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By expanding Medicaid, something that Kansas Republicans have blocked for years, an estimated 150,000 Kansans with low incomes would gain access to medical care. Kelly's proposal would include work requirements for recipients, and restricts when abortions can be covered.