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Voters Approve Keeping Earnings Tax; Newcomer Ford Defeats KC Board Chair Mansur
Kansas City voters on Tuesday, overwhelmingly approved Question 1 to continue the Earnings Tax. In the Kansas City, Mo. School Board race, a newcomer, Tanesha Ford delivered an upset to incumbent Patty Mansur, board chair, in the at-large race. Ford was a Freedom-backed candidate.
According to unofficial results with all precincts reporting, Ford won the atlarge seat with 8,319 votes,...