Politics, Elections, and Government

Organizers are raising concerns that Missouri lawmakers' plan to eliminate the state's income tax will raise costs for lower-income residents and lessen state funding for schools, roads and senior services.

The Kansas News Service interviewed lawmakers on both sides of the aisle about their use of AI chatbots in the legislative process. There are no restrictions on lawmakers using ChatGPT, Claude and other services.

A similar version of the bill was thrown out by the Missouri Supreme Court in January because of an unrelated item.

The Missouri House also approved sex trafficking legislation on Thursday.

Gov. Mike Kehoe cut funding for public transportation last year. In January, he proposed eliminating another $5 million from the public transit budget.

Each year for over four decades, U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley has held a question-and-answer session in each of Iowa’s 99 counties. He began his 2026 tour on Feb. 17 in Page County with a visit to the Clarinda Regional Health Center.

The Unified Government's Planning Commission advanced a two-year ban on special permits for jails and detention centers. In a letter to federal officials, U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids opposed any ICE detention centers in the Kansas City area.

A KCUR investigation discovered the department used the city's license plate readers to track the writer's movements and it issued a "be on the lookout" for him.

John Josendale and Larry Miller will compete to be the next mayor of St. Joseph in the April 7 general election.

After providing more than $100 million in free plays to lure customers, FanDuel and DraftKings, the sports books dominating the state market, paid no taxes.