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Seated at a local grocery store, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly displays the “Axe the Food Tax” Bill she signed on Wednesday.

Seated at a local grocery store, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly displays the “Axe the Food Tax” Bill she signed on Wednesday.

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Gov. Kelly Signs ‘Axe the Food Tax’ Bill

News Staff
Friday, May 13, 2022
TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly on Wednesday signed bipartisan legislation, House Bill 2106, that will “Axe the Food Tax,” eliminating the state sales tax on groceries. Cutting the food tax will provide Kansans with much-needed fiscal relief, especially as costs continue to rise.
Monarch Plaza Rededicated

Monarch Plaza Rededicated

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Monarch Plaza Rededicated

News Staff
Friday, May 13, 2022
Missouri Conservation Commissioner Mark McHenry was among the speakers at a rededication of the Monarch Plaza in Kansas City on May 6. Looking on (left to right) are Jackson County Executive Frank White, Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas, and Dominque Davison of DRAW Architecture.
The William Jewell College campus is shown here April 22. Researchers at the college have determined that enslaved people contributed to building Jewell Hall (Zach Bauman/The Beacon).

The William Jewell College campus is shown here April 22. Researchers at the college have determined that enslaved people contributed to building Jewell Hall (Zach Bauman/The Beacon).

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William Jewell Has Two Groups Doing Slavery Research. Some Say That’s a Problem

Maria Benevento Courtesy, The Kansas City Beacon.
Friday, May 6, 2022
William Jewell College brands itself as “The Critical Thinking College.” Three “key questions” are central to the curriculum of the Liberty, Missouri, institution: What is real? What can we know? How should we live?
RIBBON-CUTTING MARKS OPENING OF NEW BOYS & GIRLS CLUB UNIT

RIBBON-CUTTING MARKS OPENING OF NEW BOYS & GIRLS CLUB UNIT

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RIBBON-CUTTING MARKS OPENING OF NEW BOYS & GIRLS CLUB UNIT

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Friday, May 6, 2022
(Top photo) Among those joining former Missouri Senator S. “Kiki” Curls to do the ribbon cutting last Saturday for the new Boys & Girls Clubs unit named in her honor inside the Smith-Hale Middle School in the Hickman Mills School District, are (from left): Patrice Buckner-Robinson, S. Kiki Curls...
Alvin Brooks speaks to the crowd who attended a celebration on Tuesday that was planned in his honor. The event was held at the Kansas City Museum.

Alvin Brooks speaks to the crowd who attended a celebration on Tuesday that was planned in his honor. The event was held at the Kansas City Museum.

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Crowd Attends 90 th Birthday Celebration for Alvin Brooks

Kcg Staff
Friday, May 6, 2022
A 90 th Birthday Celebration was held on Tuesday the actual birthdate of Alvin Brooks, local community and civic leader, noted for founding the Ad-Hoc Group Against Crime and for devoting most of his career to public service, fighting crime and advocating for social justice.
Above, members of the family of the late Harold and Mary Chaney stand near the Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry tree that was planted in their honor Saturday during the annual Arbor Day Tree Planting at at Loose Park in Kansas City, Mo. photo/Jesse Frazier, KC Parks & Recreation Department

Above, members of the family of the late Harold and Mary Chaney stand near the Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry tree that was planted in their honor Saturday during the annual Arbor Day Tree Planting at at Loose Park in Kansas City, Mo. photo/Jesse Frazier, KC Parks & Recreation Department

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Tree Plantings at Loose Park Honor McHenry and Harold and Mary Chaney

News Staff
Friday, April 29, 2022
Kansas City bestowed Arbor Day honors on Missouri Conservation Commissioner Mark McHenry and the late Harold and Mary Chaney on April 23 with commemorative trees planted for them in the city’s venerable Loose Park.

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Mabin Sworn in As Interim KCMO Police Chief

News Staff
Friday, April 29, 2022
KCG Staff—Joseph Mabin is the new interim chief of the KCMO Police Department. He was sworn in last Friday, April 22. He succeeds former Chief Rick Smith who announced his retirement in late March.
ONE NINE VINE GROUNDBREAKING AT 18TH & VINE DISTRICT

ONE NINE VINE GROUNDBREAKING AT 18TH & VINE DISTRICT

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ONE NINE VINE GROUNDBREAKING AT 18TH & VINE DISTRICT

News Staff
Friday, April 29, 2022
A groundbreaking celebration for One Nine Vine mixed-use development was held Wednesday, April 20. The development will include six Class A restaurants and retail spaces, five stories of residential living spaces including garage spaces and parking stalls.
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