Sofi Zeman
Reporter at Kansas City Star
reporter covering wyandotte county for @KCStar | @mujschool alum | tree lover
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5 days ago |
kansascity.com | Sofi Zeman
At a time when homeowners across the Kansas City metro have watched their property tax bills swell, one can't help but wonder who has it best and who is holding the short straw. It's a tough call to make when data are limited, overlapping taxing jurisdictions such as school districts vary, and the highest dollar paid in a county doesn't always equate to the highest financial burden on families and households.
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5 days ago |
yahoo.com | Sofi Zeman
Reality Check is a Star series holding those with power to account and shining a light on their decisions. Have a suggestion for a future story? Email our journalists at [email protected]. Have the latest Reality Checks delivered to your inbox with our free newsletter. At a time when homeowners across the Kansas City metro have watched their property tax bills swell, one can’t help but wonder who has it best and who is holding the short straw.
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1 week ago |
kansascity.com | Sofi Zeman
Students in Washington watching their physics instructor on a screen in 2023. Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools are utilizing virtual teachers in a growing number of middle and high school classrooms. Jack Gruber / USA TODAY NETWORK Moni Khadka is fed up with splitting his attention between two teachers.
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2 weeks ago |
kansascity.com | Sofi Zeman
The American Royal Invitational Youth Rodeo junior division kicked off with mutton busting on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, in the West Bottoms. Cash Trammel, 8, of Tahlequah, Okla., got encouragement from his father, Mike Trammel (background), as he rode in the competition. The rodeo concludes at noon on Friday.
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3 weeks ago |
kansascity.com | Sofi Zeman
After years of hefty borrowing and financial decisions that have strained public services, the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, has pledged to be more financially responsible with its taxpayers' dollars. Local officials this spring are trying to get a grip on their spending, reviewing past - and recent - practices including frequent dips into reserve funds and rapidly-assumed long-term debt, as they eye the 2026 fiscal year and looming summer cuts.
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RT @KCStar: KCKFD and union blame slow emergency responses on old stations, hiring freeze https://t.co/RyTQZD8mJR
RT @KCStar: Wyandotte County leaders say it’s time they get a grip on unwieldy debt, spending https://t.co/5qcM5nrU5w
RT @KCStar: American Royal wins $155 million STAR bond deal for move to Wyandotte County https://t.co/fwvIe28541
