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Is KCMO City Hall the Victim of a Cyber Attack?

K.c. Globe Staff
Thursday, May 9, 2024
KCMO City Hall this week canceled some of its municipal services, one of its City Council committee meetings and later promptly canceled the regular Council meeting scheduled for today (Thursday) after the City Hall reported some computer outages earlier this week. Reportedly, the FBI is looking into this issue, but when asked by a reporter today whether City Hall was victimized by a cyber attack and if so, whether it is being investigated by the FBI, Mayor Quinton Lucas did not confirm nor deny the question and referred reporters to the FBI.
Community Leaders Gather to Launch KC Farmers Market Passport

Community Leaders Gather to Launch KC Farmers Market Passport

News Staff
Thursday, May 9, 2024
From left to right: State Rep. Kemp Strickler (District 34), Alana Young Henry (Executive Director, Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council), State Rep. Emily Weber (District 24), Dr. Marvia Jones (Kansas City Health Department Director), Brien Darby (Executive Director, Cultivate KC), Jennifer Meyer (Executive Director, Kansas City Community Gardens), State Rep. Yolanda Young (District 22), Councilwoman Melissa Patterson Hazley (3rd District at Large), County Legislator Manuel Abarca IV (1st District), State Rep. Patty Lewis (District 25), State Rep. Keri Ingle (District 35). RELATED STORY ON B3

Voters Deny $420 Million Bond Issue for KCKPS

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Thursday, May 9, 2024
The few voters who turned out Tuesday to decide on a $420 million bond issue that if passed, would have paved the way for opening five new schools, an aquatic center and a library branch—rejected the proposal. Now school board and District officials have said they will go back to the drawing board to come up with a new proposal to support some of the much needed renovations to area schools and provide for the construction of new ones, eliminating the existing mobile classrooms.
Cheryl Brown-Henderson Coalition progenitor--The Brown Foundation

The 70th Anniversary Brown Coalition Presents a Commemorative Play to Honor the Power of Collective Action

News Staff
Friday, May 3, 2024
Topeka, Kan. -The 70th Anniversary Brown Coalition announces a special theatrical event commemorating the historic 70th anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision. The public is invited to witness an unforgettable evening of art and history at 7 p.m. on May 17 in White Concert Hall on the Washburn University campus, 1700 SW Jewell, Topeka, Kan.
KCMO City Hall

KC Council Committee Meetings Shift from Wednesdays to Tuesdays

News Staff
Friday, May 3, 2024
Allows more time for members and public to review items prior to final Council action, earlier publication of Council docket The City Council has changed its standing committee meeting schedule. Effective Tuesday, May 7, 2024, the City Council’s regular committees—Finance, Governance, and Public Safety; Transportation, Infrastructure and Operations; and Neighborhood Planning and Development—will now convene on Tuesdays instead of Wednesdays.
Jackson County Executive Frank White

Jackson County Executive, Legislator Abarca Spar over Recent Statements

Denise E. Jordon Kcg Managing Editor
Friday, May 3, 2024
; Jackson County Executive Frank White, Jr. late Wednesday issued a statement to the media in response to a news report earlier on Wednesday when Jackson County Legislator Manny Abarca suggested in a television news interview that a possible alternative to the 3/8 cents stadiums tax extension proposal that voters rejected in April would be to put a proposal on the ballot again in November for The Kansas City Chiefs.
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