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KC Week in Review
Friday, January 13, 2012

Would you vote for a tax to fight blight on KC's east side? Doing away with the home mortgage deduction in Kansas. Your user friendly handy-dandy legislative guide to Topeka & Jefferson City. And thousands of illegal immigrants getting fake Missouri drivers licenses...

THIS WEEK: Friday, January 13 @ 7:30 pm
(Rebroadcast Sunday @ 11 am)

URBAN CORE TAX: Would you vote for a tax to fight blight on Kansas City’s east side?

BROWNBACK: Doing away with the home mortgage deduction in Kansas. One of Governor Brownback’s eyebrow raising plans revealed in his State of the State address this week. We have the details.
(Program note***KCPT rebroadcasts the Governor’s address Sunday @ 5pm)

HANDY DANDY GUIDE STATE LEGISLATIVE GUIDE: The most important issues you need to be paying attention to in Topeka and Jefferson City this year.

WHEN DO WE GET TO PICK?: When will Missouri and Kansas voters get to make their choices in the GOP race for President? Will anybody care by then?

ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS & FAKE ID’S: This week a federal grand jury in Kansas City indicts 14 people in a lucrative scheme that allegedly gave thousands of fake drivers licenses, birth certificates and social security numbers to illegal immigrants.

NEWS REVIEWERS

Mary Sanchez
Kansas City Star

Eric Wesson
The Call

Steve Kraske
The Star/KCUR Radio

Dave Helling
Kansas City Star

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FRONTLINE: Lost in Detention

More than one million immigrants have been deported since President Obama took office. Watch Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 8pm.

More than one million immigrants have been deported since President Obama took office. Under his administration, deportations and detentions have reached record levels. The get-tough policy has brought complaints of abuse and harsh treatment, including charges that families have been unfairly separated after being caught in the nationwide dragnet. The administration has promised to make the detention system more humane, and more selectively target the most serious criminals. But it faces Republican critics who urge stricter measures — and a growing backlash among Latino voters, a key 2012 electoral force. In a co-production with the Investigative Reporting Workshop, correspondent Maria Hinojosa investigates Obama’s enforcement strategies and journeys into the secretive world of immigrant detention, with a penetrating look at who is being detained and what is happening to these detainees.

FRONTLINE: Lost in Detention
Watch Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 8pm.

Watch the full episode. See more FRONTLINE.

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Not In Our Town: Come Together to Stop Hate

Join a group of fellow concerned citizens in taking a stand against hate in our community.

Not in Our Town: Light in the Darkness tells the story of residents of a Long Island village taking action after a local immigrant is killed in a hate crime attack by seven teenagers. While starkly revealing the trauma of hate, this powerful documentary encourages viewers to take action and prevent intolerance from turning into violence.

You can join a group of fellow concerned citizens in taking a stand against hate in our community. After a screening of Not In Our Town:Light in the Darkness, U.S. Justice Department Region VII Community Relations Directer Pascual Marquez discussed best practices for addressing and preventing hate-crimes in our community. Much of the discussion focused on anti-immigrant and homophobic attitudes in our neighborhoods, schools and in politics. Marquez proposed creating a task force of citizens and organizations that would be resource for preventing, reporting and reconciliation of hate crimes. You or your organization can get involved here.

In conjunction with the national PBS documentary KCPT’s The Local Show highlights communities coming together to stop hate and features several segments showcasing local efforts to combat acts of hate and bullying in our community.

This event was co-sponsored by: Coalition of Hispanic Organizations, PFLAG-KC and The Kansas City Anti-Violence Project.

Interested in hosting a screening for your group or school?
Contact Lindsey Foat

Join the conversation on Twitter #NIOTKC

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Not In Our Town: Light in the Darkness

Join KCPT, The Coalition of Hispanic Organizations and PFLAG-KC on September 13th from 6-8pm for a special sneak peak of the documentary Not In Our Town: Light in the Darkness....

Join KCPT, The Coalition of Hispanic Organizations and PFLAG-KC on September 13th from 6-8pm for a special sneak peak of the documentary Not In Our Town: Light in the Darkness. The film tells the story of the residents in a Long Island community who take action after a local immigrant is killed in a hate crime attack. Their inspiring story provides a blueprint for people who want to do something before intolerance turns to violence. A discussion of strategies for hate crime prevention and building safer, more inclusive communities will follow the film.

The screening will be held at Screenland Crown Center
2450 Grand Blvd. 3rd FloorKansas City, MO. 64108

The event is free and open to the public, but RSVP required.

Learn more about Not In Our Town.

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