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County Executive Phil LeVota Announces Appointments and Reappointments to the Jackson County Board of Equalization

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County Executive Phil LeVota Announces Appointments and Reappointments to the Jackson County Board of Equalization

Phil Levota

Friday, November 21, 2025

Jackson County Executive Phil LeVota on Tuesday announced the appointment and reappointment of three members to the Jackson County Board of Equalization (BOE), the independent body responsible for hearing property assessment appeals and ensuring residents receive fair, transparent, and accurate...

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427-1: House Votes Overwhelmingly to Release Epstein Files, Senate Passes — Now, On to the Oval Office

Lauren Burke,

Friday, November 21, 2025

At a press conference at the base of the steps of the U.S. House on a cold November morning, just hours before a vote to release the files related to the case of convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, there was blunt and direct talk.

How NBA Legend Isiah Thomas Is Rewriting the Rules of Wealth, Industry, and the American Dream

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How NBA Legend Isiah Thomas Is Rewriting the Rules of Wealth, Industry, and the American Dream

Stacy M. Brown,

Friday, November 21, 2025

There is something tender and knowing in the way Isiah Thomas speaks about the earth. It is the tenderness of a man who understands struggle and sunlight, who respects what grows slowly and what survives storms.

Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr.

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Dr. Benjamin Chavis Celebrated as ‘Father of the Environmental Justice movement’

Siena Gleason

Thursday, November 13, 2025

Dr.

Protecting Pedophiles: The GOP’s Warped Crusade Against Its Own Lies

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Protecting Pedophiles: The GOP’s Warped Crusade Against Its Own Lies

Stacy M. Brown,

Thursday, November 13, 2025

They once shouted about transparency, about exposing corruption and protecting the innocent. Now they hide behind locked doors.

Renewing the tax subsidies that have put health insurance within reach for millions of Americans has been a central demand in this fall’s federal budget fight (Suzanne King/The Beacon)

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Health Insurance Prices Set to Soar Out of Reach for Many Kansas Citians

Suzanne King,

Thursday, November 13, 2025

After Democrats’ demands to save ACA marketplace tax subsidies came up short, millions of Americans are expected to lose health coverage in January.

Major Kari Thompson (Photo by Velda Cook)

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KCPD South Division’s Take Back The Block Anti-Crime Initiative

News Staff

Thursday, November 13, 2025

Major Kari Thompson, commander of the South Patrol Police Division, explained to a standing room only crowd of about 100 persons at a South Kansas City Alliance meeting November 10 about the Division’s Take Back The Block anti-crime initiative that focuses on neighborhoods that have experienced...

Christal Watson Elected Mayor/CEO of Wyandotte County’s Unifi ed Government

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Christal Watson Elected Mayor/CEO of Wyandotte County’s Unified Government

Christal Watson

Thursday, November 6, 2025

Christal Watson, the executive director of the KCK School Foundation for Excellence and an economic development advocate, was elected mayor and CEO of the Unified Government of Kansas City, Kansas, and Wyandotte County in Tuesday’s general election.

Chairman DaRon McGee Celebrates Historic Win: Jackson County to Elect Its Assessor

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Chairman DaRon McGee Celebrates Historic Win: Jackson County to Elect Its Assessor

Daron Mcgee

Thursday, November 6, 2025

Jackson County voters this week approved Charter Question 1 to make the Jackson County Assessor an elected position. Passage marks a historic win for transparency and accountability in county government. Jackson County Legislature Chairman, DaRon McGee, issues the following statement.

Negro Leagues Baseball Museum to Celebrate the Life of Buck O’Neil

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Negro Leagues Baseball Museum to Celebrate the Life of Buck O’Neil

News Staff

Thursday, November 6, 2025

For nearly a decade, Negro Leagues legend, John “Buck” O’Neil, used his birthday to raise money and awareness in support of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (NLBM).

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