KCMO Voters Approve Renewal of Public Safety Sales Tax

The Kansas City Globe e-Edition

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 critical public saf…