Jonathan Shorman

6 days ago | kansascity.com | Kacen J. Bayless |Jonathan Shorman

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is suing Kansas City, alleging officials didn't respond to requests for records in violation of the state's Sunshine Law. Bailey's lawsuit, filed in Jackson County Circuit Court on Thursday, alleges Mayor Quinton Lucas' office and the city manager's office ignored public records requests from the state attorney general. Bailey has demanded records related to a series of lawsuits involving a fight over Kansas City police funding.

6 days ago | kansascity.com | Jonathan Shorman |Kacen J. Bayless

When Jackson County voters rejected a stadiums sales tax in April 2024, the economy was strong. Inflation had dropped significantly over the past two years and an imminent recession appeared unlikely. A year later, the outlook's changed. President Donald Trump's trade war with China and his whipsaw approach to tariffs on dozens of other countries have sent stock markets plunging. Fears of inflation are rising and J.P. Morgan, the country's largest bank, places the in 2025 at 60%.

1 week ago | kansascity.com | Jonathan Shorman

A Wyandotte County judge strongly questioned Kansas' death penalty but stopped short of striking it down on Wednesday in a decision that could help spur future challenges to capital punishment in the state. "This Court's analysis is directed at the economic, fairness and psychological issues with the Kansas death penalty," District Court Judge Bill Klapper wrote in a 15-page decision.

2 weeks ago | kansascity.com | Jonathan Shorman

Kansas Rep. Sharice Davids, a Democrat, wants to restore funding to Kansas Manufacturing Solutions, which provides consulting services to businesses in the state. Tiffany Stovall Kansas Manufacturing Solutions CEO Tiffany Stovall has spent 15 years with the Lenexa-based nonprofit as it's helped hundreds of Kansas manufacturing businesses navigate obstacles to help them grow. She's now forced to preside over its gutting.

2 weeks ago | kansascity.com | Jonathan Shorman |Kacen J. Bayless

Jackson County Assistant Health Director Ray Dlugolecki sounded deflated. When the Health and Human Services Administration abruptly cancelled billions in public health grants last month, Jackson County Public Health wasn't spared. The agency, which serves hundreds of thousands of residents in areas of the county outside Kansas City and Independence, said it lost about $1.1 million. A team of three focused on detecting and intervening to stop communicable diseases lost their jobs.