@BlogKCKCPT-TV 19 layoffs – Six months after abruptly firing the CEO, KC’s PBS affiliate is still leaderless and hurting in the recession. The station just layed off 10% of its workforce amid falling donations and a dragging CEO search. More at TV Barn.
Absentee landlords paying up - A new Missouri law allows KCMO to place liens on rental properties with code violations, resulting improved collection of fines and higher quality of life in neighborhoods. More at the Star.
Combining fire and ambulance services – The city’s financial consultants broach the politically sensitive idea of combining the KCFD with MAST ambulance as a way to help close the city’s $100 budget deficit. More from the KC Tribune.
Kansas finally talking about median guard cables - Missouri is one of 25 states that has significantly slashed its highway fatality rate by installing cables in the medians of highways, in order to keep cars from crossing over into oncoming traffic. The Kansas Department of Transportation has long resisted calls to do the same, but is finally talking about doing it. More at the Olathe News.
So you’re just going to quote one or 2 other blogs and call it a day?
and that’s your roundup?
okay then. thanks