Two members of the Kansas City Council are calling for limits on city campaign contributions to be re-instated.
Council Members Cindy Circo and Ed Ford testified about their plan at Wednesday’s Finance and Audit Committee meeting.
The city limits on campaign donations were eliminated when the state of Missouri repealed state campaign limitations in 2008.
The Circo/Ford plan calls for contributions to [...]
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KC City Council Considers Local Campaign Money Limits
January 6, 2010
Chastain Scales Back Light Rail Plan
January 4, 2010
Mass Transit Activist Clay Chastain is redrawing his plan for mass transit in Kansas City.
Last year, Chastain announced he wanted a metro wide system of light rail. commuter trails, trolleys and streets cars hooking up the region.
Now he says “I have designed a brand new transit and park initiative because of complications to the previous [...]
Snowstorm, The City Hall Version: ‘Passable Lanes’
December 28, 2009
Here’s the meaty parts of a City Hall News Release that went out early Monday evening. This the City’s version of why residential snow plowing has been slow.
“Crews assigned to snow and ice removal continue to work creating passable lanes for motorists in residential areas. Residential snow routes have experienced delays as a result of the [...]
KC Big Dogs Organize to Block P&L Confrontation
December 28, 2009
The leaders of several prominent groups are organizing to try to block a petition drive and march on the Power & Light District during next Summer’s NAACP National Convention in Kansas City.
The plan for the petition drive and the march, which claims it will be “the largest civil rights march in Kansas City history–not around but through–The Power and [...]
Parties Step up to Sling at Blunt & Carnahan
December 18, 2009
Both the head of the Missouri Democratic Party and the Missouri Republican Party are taking shots at the opposition’s US Senate candidates.
In Springfield today, MoDem Chief Craig Hosmer accused Congressman Roy Blunt of improperly using his Congressional franking privileges to send out mail pieces supporting Blunt’s Senate drive.
Hours later, GOP’s Lloyd Smith blasted Secretary of State [...]