Anna Kaminski
The Republican senator, who's running for reelection this November, rationalized the president’s move to import beef from foreign countries, arguing that it's necessary to replace the Mexican cattle exports lost to screwworm infections.
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@kcur893 Can the long-struggling Country Club Plaza get an energy boost? Kansas City is giving the shopping district’s new owner $1.49 billion in bonds and tax breaks to try. Port KC’s Board of Commissioners approved a massive economic development package for Dallas-based Gillon Property Group as part of their plan to improve the neighborhood, which has been beset by vacant storefronts and falling property values in recent years. It comes after Kansas City Council greenlit $600 million in public funds for a new Royals stadium at Crown Center. The plan calls for the construction of several new, taller buildings, two new bouquet hotels, hundreds of housing units, and millions of square-footage of retail space. KCUR’s Zach Perez breaks down some of the Plaza’s recent struggles and what the new redevelopment plan hopes to accomplish. 🎤Hosted and produced by Zach Perez 🖥️ Filmed and edited by Gabe Rosenberg ✍️Based on reporting by KCUR & The Beacon #kansascity #development #plaza ♬ original sound - KCUR - Kansas City
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A massive flood 75 years ago ravaged Kansas City’s central industrial district and surrounding neighborhoods. A new episode of A People's History of Kansas City explores.
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Attorney General Catherine Hanaway defended her support for withholding Amendment 6 and a vote on Missouri's gerrymandered congressional map from the November ballot. There is no exception in the constitution prohibiting a referendum on redistricting — but there's no explicit permission either. -
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The Liberty High School alumnus died during a game between William Jewell College and Fort Lewis College Saturday afternoon. -
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