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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas sued the state of Missouri on Wednesday over a new law that requires the city to increase funding

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A lawsuit challenging state control of the Kansas City police department will proceed after a Jackson County judge declined this week to dismiss it. Gwendolyn Grant, president and CEO of the Urban League of Greater Kansas City, contends in the lawsuit against the Kansas City Police Board of Commissioners that state control of the city's police department is discriminatory and prevents Kansas City residents from having a say in how millions of tax dollars are spent in their city, The Kansas City Star reported .

A judge ruled Tuesday to deny the motion to dismiss a lawsuit involving “taxation without representation” against the city of Kansas City, Missouri, as well as the mayor, city council, city manager, director of finance and Board of Police Commissioners.

How charges and fines drive government growth

When I wake up in the morning at my home in Austin, Texas, I turn on the lights, and thereby provide a few cents to the city government’s electric company. I flush the toilet, owing a few more to Austin’s sewer service. When I pour myself a glass of water, the city water department gets […]