Steve Kraske
Host, Up to Date at KCUR-FM (Kansas City, MO)
Host at Up To Date
Host, "Up to Date," KCUR-FM, https://t.co/OBn05wusrI; former editorial board member and political writer, The Kansas City Star; UMKC journalism professor
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1 month ago |
ksmu.org | Steve Kraske |Halle Jackson
Missouri voters will weigh in next year on whether to reinstate a ban on abortion except for in cases of rape, incest or medical emergencies within 12 weeks of gestation. But that 2026 ballot measure might not be the end of the conversation about how Missouri should regulate the procedure, according to Missouri House Speaker Jonathan Patterson, a Lee's Summit Republican. The state legislature sent a new proposal to voters just before ending the session earlier this month.
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1 month ago |
hppr.org | Steve Kraske
On the most basic level, freedom is defined as the power or right to act, speak and think as one wants without hindrance or restraint. But what does it mean to truly be free? Dr. Barbara Kerr is a professor of counseling psychology at the University of Kansas and author of "The Psychology of Liberty: Reclaiming Everyday Freedom." In the book, Kerr defines freedom as being the humans we evolved to be in our first 200,000 years on Earth.
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1 month ago |
kcur.org | Steve Kraske |Halle Jackson
The ProspectUS plan lays out guidelines for the city to invest in the neighborhoods along Prospect Avenue — without displacing neighbors who live there.
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1 month ago |
kbia.org | Steve Kraske |Zach Wilson
Lawmakers in Jefferson City passed a child welfare bill this week that is now headed to Gov. Mike Kehoe’s desk. Among its key items are a ban on child marriage and the end of the state seizing foster kids’ Social Security benefits. The House voted 129 to 14 to pass the measure, and state Sen. Mike Moon was the sole vote opposing the bill in the Senate. Missouri House Minority Leader Ashley Aune, a Democrat from Platte County, says it is well documented how child marriage victimizes young women.
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Feb 5, 2025 |
kcur.org | Steve Kraske |Claudia Brancart
Read this story in English. Si algo nos enseñan las dos primeras semanas de la presidencia de Donald Trump, es que el presidente va en serio con el plan de "deportación masiva". Ya se han reportado redadas de la Agencia de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) en las principales ciudades de EE. UU., y aquí en Kansas City, muchos inmigrantes se sienten inseguros y preocupados por su futuro.
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