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A redevelopment proposal that preserves historic facades and builds apartments and retail in the 18th and Vine District was approved overwhelmingly by the Kansas City Council. ....
Kansas City council members urge Missouri Gov. Mike Parson to pardon Kevin Strickland yahoo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yahoo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Kansas City Council approves new LGBTQ Commission after winding process Allison Kite, The Kansas City Star Dec. 17 Kansas City officials will get policy advice from a newly-formed LGBTQ Commission, the City Council decided Thursday. Members voted 11-2 in favor of legislation sponsored by Councilman Eric Bunch and Councilwoman Andrea Bough to establish the commission, composed of community members appointed by the mayor and council. It s really going to help elevate our queer voices in this community, Bunch said following the vote. Proponents said the commission will give lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and gender queer residents a voice in City Council decisions and an opportunity to work on policies. It s meant to advise the City Council on issues affecting the LGBTQ community, including economic opportunities, health, safety and quality of life. ....
Social justice issue : Kansas City officials try to ban flavored tobacco, fall short Allison Kite and Katie Bernard, The Kansas City Star Dec. 16 An effort to ban flavored tobacco and vape products in Kansas City, meant to improve public health in predominantly Black neighborhoods, failed a City Council committee vote Wednesday. Councilwomen Melissa Robinson and Ryana Parks-Shaw, who championed the legislation, said it was an issue of both public health and racial reconciliation. Flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes, they said, disproportionately harm communities of color and young people. Flavored tobacco is a social justice issue, Robinson, 3rd District, said at a committee meeting earlier this fall. She said her mother, who smoked menthol cigarettes, died of a stroke. ....