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KCMO Voters Approve Renewal of Public Safety Sales Tax
In a huge victory Tuesday, Kansas City, Missouri voters approved renewal of the quarter-cent Public Safety Sales Tax. The tax renewal proposal had met strong opposition in recent weeks from several local activists and civil rights orga-nizations but overcame the opposition— winning by 60 % to 40%.The tax renewal, which extends the existing sales tax for 20 more years, will fund critica...