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Author Archives: Jamie Hobbs

Jamie Hobbs is a freelance reporter for The Beacon based in Kansas City, Missouri. Follow her on Twitter @jamieahobbs.

Posted inHealth Care

Why COVID will be a lasting concern inside Missouri prisons

by Jamie Hobbs May 24, 2021August 7, 2022

People incarcerated in Missouri and advocates for incarcerated people say more can be done to ensure safety, like the enforcement of masking and the early release of those eligible for parole. Officials say it isn’t so easy.

Posted inEducation

After a pandemic enrollment drop, Missouri educators are trying to find ‘missing’ students

by Jamie Hobbs February 15, 2021August 7, 2022
The word 'vote' filled with faces of Kansas City area voters The Beacon talked to on election day.
Posted inCivic Engagement

In their words: Kansas City voters on the unprecedented 2020 Election

by Jamie Hobbs and Zachary Linhares November 4, 2020August 7, 2022
Voters who may have been exposed to or tested positive for COVID-19 waited in a long line at Union Station for curbside voting on Election Day. The KCEB stressed that voters who tested positive for COVID-19 use the curbside voting service. (Zachary Linhares/The Beacon)
Posted inCivic Engagement

COVID-positive voters in Kansas City face hours-long wait times on Election Day

Brittany Callan by Jamie Hobbs, Zachary Linhares and Brittany Callan November 3, 2020August 7, 2022
An read white and blue VOTE HERE sign outside a voting location.
Posted inCivic Engagement

Live Coverage: Election Day 2020

Avatar photoBrittany Callan by Celisa Calacal, Brittany Callan and Jamie Hobbs November 3, 2020August 7, 2022
Rafael Medrano Jr. stands in front of his parents' home in the Argentine neighborhood in Kansas City, Kansas. Medrano Jr. is one of the thousands of Kansans who are registered as unaffiliated rather than with a political party. (Zachary Linhares/The Beacon)
Posted inCivic Engagement

Disenchanted by the major parties, young Kansas voters are more likely to register as independents

by Jamie Hobbs and Alexis Allison November 2, 2020August 7, 2022
John Trussell from the Kansas City Board of Election Commissioners, leads a poll worker training Oct. 14. Local election officials say they're receiving a surge of poll worker applications in the lead-up to Election Day. (Chase Castor/The Beacon)
Posted inCivic Engagement

Poll worker shortage? Not exactly, local election officials say.

by Jamie Hobbs October 14, 2020August 7, 2022
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