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‘We all are like one giant family’: Parents of trans children fight bans on gender-affirming care
Parents have often had to rearrange their schedules at the last second to make multiple trips to Jefferson City this year to testify against bills to ban gender-affirming care for minors or limit participation in student athletics.
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Missouri lawmakers double down on state control of police. A move is underway to return it to St. Louis
While many in Kansas City seek local control of police, the Missouri General Assembly is considering legislation that would appoint a state board to run the St. Louis Police Department.
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Health Care
Using public records, we found how local governments spent millions in federal funds for COVID-19 relief
- How different priorities in Northland counties affected CARES Act spending
- For Jackson County, getting COVID relief money came with early problems
- Checking receipts: How the richest county in Kansas spent $124.3 million in CARES Act funds
- Tracking COVID relief spending in Wyandotte County: How $37.3 million was spent
- Here’s how Kansas City spent $32 million in CARES Act money
More Kansas City news
This Kansas City organization has a prescription for more Black doctors
Studies show that Black patients have safer outcomes when working with a Black physicians, but Black doctors make up less than 6% of the workforce. Mission Vision Project KC is looking to support underrepresented minority medical students and push for more doctors of color.
As Royals look to build a new $2 billion stadium, Kansas City service workers want to see employee protections
Workers are left with unanswered questions about community benefits as Royals push to build a new downtown stadium and entertainment district.
City Council 4th District candidates talk housing, the police and a downtown ballpark
In one of this election’s most watched races, a current City Council member is running against his former legislative aide, and the third candidate is a former state legislator
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