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Hosted by Nick Haines, Kansas City Week In Review offers an in-depth view on the top stories of the week with newsmakers and guest experts sharing their insight and perspective. Haines and local leaders in both politics and public life look beyond the soundbites and behind the headlines to discuss stories affecting our metro. Watch Kansas City Week In Review Fridays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 11 a.m. Be a part of the discussion. Weigh in at #KCWIR.
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Turn on, tune in and listen local to a weekly hour (60 minutes, get it?) devoted to music from the 816 and surrounding areas. Middle of the Map Fest organizer and #kcmusic champion Chris Haghirian and The Bridge's Sarah Bradshaw take a look at what's filling local venues right now while looking back at some old favorites, host live in-studio sessions and talk with some of the people in town that get things done. Connect with Chris Instagram http://instagram.com/chrishaghirian Facebook http:/ ...
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Kansas City Week in Review - Jul 12, 2024
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Nick Haines, Lisa Rodriguez, Eric Wesson, Brian Ellison and Dave Helling discuss the comments by Governor Mike Parson about Missouri's effort to keep the stadiums on the Missouri side of state line, the tax breaks for Honeywell, expectations for the Panasonic plant, Mayor Lucas maneuvering for a Biden cabinet position, the GOP Convention, the spike…
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Kansas City Week in Review - Jun 28, 2024
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Nick Haines, Kris Ketz, Mary Sanchez, Scott Parks and Dave Helling discuss the Plaza ownership change and the challenges to address, the shakeup in leadership for KC's World Cup preparations, takeaways from hosting a COPA America match, concerns about heat during matches as a referee collapses, cashless toll booths in Kansas, Jackson County propert…
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Kansas City Week in Review - Jun 21, 2024
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Nick Haines, Eric Wesson, Brian Ellison, Dave Helling and Kevin Collison discuss the latest moves in the chess match to keep the Royals and the Chiefs in the region by building new stadiums, the reduced schedule for Mayor Quinton Lucas as he welcomes new child, lessons learned in the Wizards stadium battle, a tax cut in Kansas, a new passport offic…
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Kansas City Week in Review – Jun 14, 2024
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Nick Haines, Micheal Mahoney, Eric Wesson, Dave Helling, and Pete Mundo discuss the Royals stadium saga, Kansas' legislative special session, the tourism increase when the World Cup comes to Kansas City, completion of the Streetcar's south loop, and the future of the Country Club Plaza's fountains.
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Kansas City Week in Review - May 17, 2024
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Nick Haines, Mary Sanchez, Brian Ellison, Pete Mundo and Kris Ketz discuss whether any changes have been made in the three months since the Chiefs parade shooting, questions surrounding the KC Strong Fund for parade shooting victims, considering AI for school security, the cyberattack on KCMO City Hall, the latest developments in stadium discussion…
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Kansas City Week in Review - May 10, 2024
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Nick Haines, Mary Sanchez, Kris Ketz, Eric Wesson and Brian Ellison discuss the recent food tampering incident at Hereford House, questions surrounding a Jackson County legislator receiving free Royals suite tickets, the ransomware speculation as KCMO's website goes dark, calls for stronger leadership from KCPD's Chief, Waldo restaurant closing due…
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Nick Haines, Jonathan Shorman, Brian Ellison, Yvette Walker and Dave Helling discuss plans in Kansas to lure the Chiefs and Royals to Wyandotte County with new stadiums and how Mike Parson responded, splitting up the Royals and Chiefs, the Missouri ballot initiative deadline and what voters might see, the upcoming election in KCK and legislative re…
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Kansas City Week in Review - April 26, 2024
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Nick Haines, Mike Evans, Eric Wesson, Brian Ellison and Micheal Mahoney discuss comments Mayor Lucas made regarding migrant workers and sanctuary city status, the KCMO city council considering the return of red light cameras, bills in Missouri to address landfill location concerns, voter approval for a four-day school week and abortion funding, the…
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Kansas City Week in Review - Apr 19, 2024
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Nick Haines talks one-on-one with Mayor Quinton Lucas about reports that Kansas City intends to assume control of stadium negotiations, the latest on the Plaza real estate deal and how the city intends to address lingering violent crime issues. Plus, Jackson County Legislator Megan Marshall sits down to discuss the county's reaction to reports abou…
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Kansas City Week in Review - Apr 12, 2024
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Nick Haines, Micheal Mahoney, Brian Ellison, Dana Wright and Eric Wesson discuss the public and political reactions to the stadium tax failure including comments from Marny Sherman, the recent shooting near Shake Shake on the Plaza, the anniversaries of the Ralph Yarl and Jewish Community Center shootings, the ransomware attack on Jackson County go…
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Nick Haines, Yvette Walker, Kris Ketz, Eric Wesson and Dave Helling discuss the resounding 16 point defeat of the stadium sales tax, predictions for the future of the Chiefs and Royals in Kansas City, the biggest winners and losers in the campaigns for and against the tax, results in other area elections and the cyberattack on Jackson County govern…
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Kansas City Week in Review - Mar 29, 2024
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Nick Haines, Dana Wright, Brian Ellison, Eric Wesson and Dave Helling discuss the stadium tax campaign and the remaining questions and hurdles before election day, low voter turnout in the Kansas Presidential Primary, long lines to pay property taxes in Jackson County, the rise in deadly car crashes, the Google data center in the Northland and Matt…
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Kansas City Week in Review - Stadium Tax Debate
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In partnership with Kansas City Public Library and American Public Square, this Week in Review special, moderated by Nick Haines, explores the pros, cons and potential impact of passing or rejecting the 3/8-cent sales tax for the Chiefs and Royals stadiums. Jackson County residents cast their votes on April 2, shaping the future of downtown, the Cr…
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Kansas City Week in Review - Mar 15, 2024
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Nick Haines, Betsy Webster, Kevin Collison, Eric Wesson and Brian Ellison discuss the historic opening of CPKC Stadium and complaints about limited and expensive parking, Crossroads business owners voicing concerns about the impact of the proposed downtown stadium, why Johnson County GOP is under fire for a fundraiser and questions about the St. Pa…
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Kansas City Week in Review - Feb 16, 2024
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Nick Haines, Mary Sanchez, Brian Ellison, Pete Mundo and Dave Helling discuss the mass shooting at the Chiefs championship parade and how it could have lasting implications for future KC events and developments, the absence of political will to address gun violence in a meaningful way, the announcement about the location for a new Royals stadium an…
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Nick Haines, Dana Wright, Scott Parks, Kevin Holmes and Dave Helling discuss Kansas City's Super Bowl mania, the record breaking Bobby Witt Jr. contract, the latest updates and lingering questions in the stadium tax discussion, the 2026 World Cup prep, how sports impact local businesses, the State of the City address by Mayor Quinton Lucas and the …
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Nick Haines, Lisa Rodriguez, Eric Wesson, Brian Ellison and Dave Helling discuss the Chiefs return to the Super Bowl and resulting celebratory gunfire, the World Cup news, the response to a particularly bad pothole season, Mayor Lucas' State of the City address, the passing of Operation Breakthrough's Sister Berta and former U.S Senator Jean Carnah…
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Kansas City Week in Review - Jan 26, 2024
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Nick Haines, Mary Sanchez, Micheal Mahoney, Eric Wesson and Dave Helling discuss the stadium tax veto and override and the long list of lingering questions that need answers before voters decide, reconsidering the free bus and the pros and cons of bringing back fares, reaction to final State of the State address by Gov. Mike Parson and the College …
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Kansas City Week in Review - Jan 19, 2024
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Nick Haines, Mary Sanchez, Brian Ellison, Pete Mundo and Dave Helling discuss the process and relevancy of selecting presidential candidates in Kansas and Missouri, the response to the Crown Center shooting, Missouri lawmakers pushing to eliminate the earnings tax, proposed limits on landfills, debate over tax rates in Kansas, new Kansas abortion b…
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Kansas City Week in Review - Jan 12, 2024
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Nick Haines, Dia Wall, Kris Ketz, Eric Wesson and Dave Helling discuss lingering questions about the stadiums for the Royals and Chiefs ahead of April's vote to extend a sales tax for the teams, Missouri's push to remove Biden from the presidential ballot if any state removes Trump, Governor Laura Kelly's State of the State address and Jackson Coun…
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Nick Haines, Mary Sanchez, Brian Ellison, Eric Wesson and Dave Helling discuss Kansas City's homicide epidemic which set a new record in 2023 and has no end in sight as police and elected leaders struggle to find solutions, the lingering questions about location and financing for a new stadium deal, new laws in Kansas and Missouri and Parson's push…
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Kansas City Week in Review - Dec 22, 2023
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Nick Haines, Dana Wright, Kris Ketz, Eric Wesson and Dave Helling discuss their picks for the most impactful stories of 2023, the year's biggest winners and losers, the most over-reported and under-reported stories, Kansas City's Person of the Year and more. Plus, Nick checks the scorecards for last year's predictions and gets them on record for wh…
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Kansas City Week in Review - Dec 15, 2023
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Nick Haines, Lisa Rodriguez, Brian Ellison, Eric Wesson and Dave Helling discuss the lingering stadium indecision and lack of details regarding locations, leases and ballot measures, affordable housing and increasing homelessness across the metro, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s presidential bid, Emanuel Cleaver being challenged by Sean Smith, Missouri abo…
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Kansas City Week in Review - Nov 17, 2023
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Nick Haines, Eric Wesson, Micheal Mahoney, Dave Helling and Kevin Collison discuss reports that a stadium site at the KC Star printing press building location is being reconsidered, the streetcar survey exploring public opinion on streetcar expansion and logistics, KCATA considering the return of bus fares, recent shootings at area malls, respondin…
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Kansas City Week in Review - Nov 10, 2023
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Nick Haines, Mary Sanchez, Kyle Palmer, Pete Mundo and Dave Helling discuss election results from area school board races, the KCMO bus tax, Clay County's 911 fee and the online sales tax in Jackson County as well as examine trends for Democrats in Johnson County, abortion protections across the country and voter turnout.…
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Nick Haines, Lisa Rodriguez, Brian Ellison, Kyle Palmer and Dave Helling discuss the battle over abortion restrictions in Kansas, the potential abortion ballot initiative in Missouri and stadium concerns as well as preview election issues on both sides of the state line including housing restrictions in JOCO, the bus tax in KCMO, the 911 fee in Cla…
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Kansas City Week in Review - Oct 27, 2023
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Nick Haines, Lisa Rodriguez, Dave Helling, Eric Wesson and Micheal Mahoney discuss KCK and WYCO considering a Unified Government split, the economic losses in Independence if Royals stadium relocates, federal funds for new rail projects including lines to KCI and stadium complex, KC Current's new coach and naming rights deal, Valkenaere seeking a p…
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Kansas City Week in Review - Oct 13, 2023
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Nick Haines talks to Mayor Quinton Lucas about a variety of issues including stadium discussions, public safety concerns, the future of the Plaza with new ownership, the South Loop Project, the upcoming bus tax vote and preparations for hosting the World Cup. Plus, Mid-America Regional Council's Chief Innovation Officer Amanda Graor talks about dri…
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Nick Haines, Dia Wall, Kevin Collison, Eric Wesson and Dave Helling discuss the Texas based ownership group's purchase of the Country Club Plaza and what it might mean for the district's future, lessons learned after last weekend's traffic snarls at the Truman Sports Complex, the debate over police pay, the resignation of Marion, KS police chief, t…
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Kansas City Week in Review - Sep 29, 2023
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Nick Haines, Brian Ellison, Dana Wright, Dave Helling and Kris Ketz discuss the return of the Taylor Swift economic effect as media attention swells over her visit to a Chiefs game and connection with Travis Kelce, the FIFA officials visit to Arrowhead and list of requirements for host cities, Jill Biden coming back to KC, the UAW strike and politi…
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Kansas City Week in Review - Sep 22, 2023
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Nick Haines, Lisa Rodriguez, Micheal Mahoney, Eric Wesson and Dave Helling discuss the indefinitely delayed decision on the location of a new Royals stadium, the latest announcement about the South Loop Project, the theatrics used in campaign commercials to gain attention, local implications as the UAW strike continues, the potential return of red …
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Kansas City Week in Review - Sep 15, 2023
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Nick Haines, Mary Sanchez, Kevin Collison, Pete Mundo and Micheal Mahoney discuss the behind the scenes drama in the protracted decision on a new Royals stadium location and the long list of unanswered questions, the push for sports betting in Missouri, the pros and cons of more police on the Plaza, the entertainment surplus in KC, issues with 911 …
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Nick Haines, Peggy Lowe, Dave Helling, Eric Wesson and Kris Ketz discuss the disputed conviction of Eric DeValkenaere in the shooting death of Cameron Lamb, the financial and crime problems for the Country Club Plaza, the meager returns on sports betting in Kansas, the new campaign to lure the Royals to North Kansas City and the escalating tensions…
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Nick Haines, Dia Wall, Dana Wright, Kevin Collison and Brian Ellison discuss the opening of the new $77 million aquarium at the Kansas City Zoo, the start of construction on Pennway Point's Ferris wheel, gauging interest in a car-free Plaza, the first six months of the new KCI, the start of the trial for the case involving Ralph Yarl and Missouri a…
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Kansas City Week in Review - Aug 25, 2023
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Nick Haines, Lisa Rodriguez, Kevin Collison, Eric Wesson and Dave Helling discuss the latest details on possible new stadium sites and the list of lingering questions, the future of the Charles B. Wheeler Airport amid concerns it is impeding development, the ongoing debate over a new jail in Jackson County, Independence's four-day school week, scho…
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Nick Haines, Brian Ellison, Dave Helling, Eric Wesson and Micheal Mahoney discuss the expectations for Mayor Lucas now that he has been inaugurated for his final term and why Gov Kelly spoke at the ev,ent, area Kansas election results and voter turnout, the Ron DeSantis campaign stop in Kansas City, former Missouri Governor Jax Nixon's role in the …
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Kansas City Week in Review - Jul 28, 2023
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Nick Haines, Lisa Rodriguez, Eric Wesson, Kevin Collison and Brian Ellison discuss the new faces on the KCMO City Council and what it means for Mayor Lucas' second term, the debates over jail space and incarceration practices, the Crossroads District seeking to set up a CID, Jackson County property taxes, the latest Royals stadium timeline, the fut…
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Kansas City Week in Review - Jul 21, 2023
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Nick Haines talks to Kansas City Streetcar Authority's Executive Director Tom Gerend and Marketing and Communications Director Donna Mandelbaum about the recent shutdown and plans for the future of streetcar transit in KC. Plus, Dave Helling, Kyle Palmer and Micheal Mahoney discuss the storm response and KC's electricity infrastructure, the latest …
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Kansas City Week in Review - Jul 14, 2023
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Nick Haines, Lisa Rodriguez, Dave Helling, Eric Wesson and Micheal Mahoney discuss the economics of Taylor Swift fans flooding the metro as compared to the NFL Draft, ongoing frustrations over property appraisals, the potentially weeks long streetcar shutdown, the gun violence summit with Missouri mayors, pay raises for KCMO Mayor and Council, conc…
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Nick Haines talks to Jerry Nolte, Clay County Presiding Commissioner, and Manny Albarca, Jackson County Legislator, about the competition to be the home of a new Royals stadium. They discuss location advantages, frustrations over lingering questions and potential timing for a public vote. Also, Suzanne Wheeler, Mid-America LGBT Chamber Executive Di…
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Kansas City Week in Review - Jun 30, 2023
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Nick Haines, Eric Wesson, Angie Ricono, Micheal Mahoney and Pete Mundo discuss the escalating homicide epidemic and lack of any successful solutions, potential replacements for Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker, the frustrations with 911 call hold times, the latest round of outrage over property tax assessments and the continuing indecisi…
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Kansas City Week in Review - Jun 23, 2023
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Nick Haines, Mary Sanchez, Dave Helling, Brian Ellison and Eric Wesson discuss the results of KCMO's mayoral and city council races, the property appraisal process and increased taxes, new push to remove Jackson County statues of Andrew Jackson, efforts to rename Troost Avenue because of its slave owning namesake, potential new transit options to K…
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Kansas City Week in Review - Reparations in KC
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In partnership with American Public Square, this special edition of Kansas City Week in Review features a community conversation on the divisive topic of reparations. The dialogue addresses critical questions like how the program will be implemented, who should be eligible for assistance and who should be responsible for funding these initiatives i…
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Kansas City Week in Review - May 19, 2023
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Nick Haines, Lisa Rodriguez, Dave Helling, Kevin Collison and Micheal Mahoney discuss this week's announcement about the 2026 World Cup and the financing to modify Arrowhead, Gov. Parson preparing to sign transgender restrictions and KCMO's response, suspected retaliation as Gov. Kelly vetoes money for Quindaro Ruins, the Rock Island Bridge project…
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Kansas City Week in Review - May 12, 2023
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Nick Haines talks to KCMO Mayor Quinton Lucas about his takeaways from the NFL Draft, restrictions on short term rentals, the implications of Kansas City becoming a sanctuary city for the transgender community, the intractable homicide epidemic and what the future has in store. Plus, Union Station CEO George Guastello discusses the impact of the dr…
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Nick Haines, Lisa Rodriguez, Dave Helling, Eric Wesson and Brian Ellison discuss the NFL Draft successes, failures and lessons, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum considering relocation, the recent KCMO City Manager scandal and the potential for a no confidence vote, the budget issues for the new Jackson County jail and key takeaways as Kansas and M…
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Kansas City Week in Review - Apr 28, 2023
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Nick Haines, Kris Ketz, Kevin Holmes, Dana Wright and Kevin Collison discuss the expectations, projections and causes for concern as visitors flood into KC for the NFL Draft, the potential for protests related to the Ralph Yarl shooting, pressure on the Chiefs to change their name and Bud Light, the doomed Mission Gateway project, the South Loop pr…
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Kansas City Week in Review - Apr 21, 2023
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Nick Haines, Dia Wall, Dave Helling, Eric Wesson and Mary Sanchez discuss the global attention and response to the Ralph Yarl shooting case, Missouri's stand your ground law, Kansas City's escalating homicide epidemic, Missouri becoming the first state to restrict transgender medical procedures for children and adults and the changes proposed by Ma…
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Kansas City Week in Review - Apr 14, 2023
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Nick Haines, Lisa Rodriguez, Eric Wesson, Pete Mundo and Micheal Mahoney discuss the missed deadline to form a commission on reparations for Black Kansas Citians, the relaunch of the KCPD's missing persons unit, the lack of progress on a new jail in Jackson County, the impact of the NFL draft as preparations ramp up, the overturn of Gov. Kelly's ve…
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Kansas City PBS partnered with American Public Square at Jewell and the National World War I Museum and Memorial for Canceled, Censored, Banned. The conversation tackles issues ranging from legislative efforts to control content in public libraries to local universities blocking conservative speakers on campus. Nick Haines moderates the discussion …
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