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City Council passes half-assed smoking ban

January 25, 2008 | 6 Comments

Yesterday the City Council passed a smoking ban in what seems to be an attempt to sabotage an initiative petition that will be on the April ballot. That citizens’ initiative would ban smoking in virtually all bars and restaurants. Casino gambling floors would be exempt until Riverside and NKC ban smoking [...]

Jan

24

Bus tax renewal on the way, ridership surges

January 24, 2008 | 4 Comments

KC Light Rail reports that City Council has placed a renewal of the 3/8th cent bus tax on the April ballot. This is a renewal of an existing tax, and it will expire in 15 years.
Also this week, Prime Buzz reported that the KC Area Transportation Authority saw a 6% rise in bus ridership [...]

Jan

23

Amato, Buh-Bye

January 23, 2008 | 3 Comments

This is certainly the week for turnover.  The Parks Board, the Governor’s Mansion, and now the Board of Education.  Anthony Amato has resigned after less than two years as Superintendent of the KCMO School District.
No one should be suprised.  It is a well-established pattern.  First, the school board hires someone with lofty talk about reform [...]

Jan

23

Punditry weighs in on next move for Missouri GOP

January 23, 2008 | 5 Comments

This morning the pundits are quick to put forth their scenarios for what happens to the governor’s race without incumbent Matt Blunt. While Democrats were jumping for joy with the announcement of their hated nemesis stepping down, it might actually be the Republicans with the most to gain from this move.
That is because without the [...]

Jan

22

Buh-bye, Baby Blunt

January 22, 2008 | 7 Comments

Today Missouri Governor Matt Blunt stunned the state with a YouTube video announcing that he was dropping out of the race for re-election. The spin is that Blunt says was able to do everything he wanted in one term and doesn’t need another four years.
Now the pundits will start speculating on his real reasons, [...]

Jan

22

Semler, buh-bye

January 22, 2008 | 5 Comments

Francis Semler, the controversial Minuteman militia leader appointed to the Parks Board by Mayor Funkhouser, has resigned. More from the Star.

Jan

21

MLK Day Events

January 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The Star has a calendar of events going on today in honor Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

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