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The Missouri State Museum invites the public to attend a virtual program, Missouri Mobsters Part II, as part of its ongoing “Landing After Hours” series at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 3, on the Missouri State Museum Facebook page: facebook.com/MissouriStateMuseum/.
A news release says Kansas City is known for many things, including the National World War I Museum, Royals baseball, tasty BBQ and the mafia. Join museum education specialist Carrie Hammond to explore the Kansas City crime family and their associates in part two of the Missouri Mobsters program.
The Missouri State Museum’s “Landing After Hours” events are held the first Wednesday of each month.
Lawmakers look to head-off gridlock over Biden s COVID stimulus plan
Moderate lawmakers, many of whom played a pivotal role in brokering a bipartisan compromise during the last round of coronavirus relief negotiations, are expected to meet Sunday as President Joe Biden s administration attempts to pass an ambitious legislative agenda. Biden has proposed a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan and several other significant proposals on immigration and infrastructure spending that will require congressional approval. But in a Senate split 50-50 between both parties, Democrats will need Republican votes in order to pass any major proposals at least ten Republican votes are needed to break a filibuster and advance any legislation, assuming all Democrats vote for the legislation. The group invited to a call with National Economic Council Director Brian Deese includes Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.V., Angus King, I-Maine, Susan Collins, R-Maine, Mitt Romney, R-Utah, and Reps. J
See how Kansas City and others honored COVID-19 victims on day of remembrance Jill Toyoshiba and Chris Ochsner, The Kansas City Star
Jan. 20 On the day the United States reached 400,000 deaths from COVID-19, communities took time to remember the victims of the disease with a National Day of Remembrance. Kansas City marked the day with a ceremony to remember those who have died and also to honor the frontline workers who have put their lives at risk to help many survive the pandemic.
Kansas City, like many cities across the country, lit their skylines in special ways for the event. The Kansas City skyline was lit with an amber glow. On the lawn of the National World War I Museum and Memorial, a white flag was planted for each of the 1,665 people who died of COVID in the Kansas City metro area.