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KC Week in Review
February 3, 2012

Hollywood Casino opens @ Kansas Speedway. But can our metro support another gaming mecca? We look at how KC will be represented at Sunday's Superbowl. And the Missouri Presidential Primary is Tuesday. Will you bump into the candidates this weekend?

THIS WEEK: Friday, February 3rd 2012 @ 7:30 pm
(Rebroadcast Sunday @ 11 am )

HOLLYWOOD CASINO: Kansas City’s newest casino finally opens its doors at the Kansas Speedway. But can our metro support another big mecca to gaming?

SUPERBOWL AD: Sunday is the Superbowl. And Kansas City’s Kauffman Foundation is paying an undisclosed sum to air a 30-second spot during what is one of the most highly sought after, most expensive time-slots in all of television.

MISSOURI PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY: Tuesday is officially Presidential Primary Election Day in Missouri. Does that mean you might be bumping into Mitt Romney at your local coffee shop this weekend or perhaps standing in line at Gates BBQ with Ron Paul or Rick Santorum?

DISSOLVING THE DISTRICT: New legislative proposal would permanently dissolve the KCMO school district and require neighboring districts take over city schools. Meanwhile, generous tax credits would be offered district students to attend parochial and private schools.

BIOSCIENCE AUDIT: Troubling audit into Olathe based Kansas Bioscience Authority finds scrubbed computer files, destroyed documents, misuse of funds and questionable management.



Reviewing the news this week:

Sylvia Maria Gross
KCUR-FM

Fred Logan, Columnist
The Business Journal

Chris Hernandez
NBC Action News

Dave Helling
Kansas City Star


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KC Week in Review
January 27, 2012

A renewed debate over red light cameras. Plus, is Governor Brownback being unfairly pilloried for denying food stamps to the children of illegal immigrants?

THIS WEEK: Friday, January 27th 2012 @ 7:30 pm
(Rebroadcast Sunday @ 11 am )

RED LIGHT CAMERAS: Red light cameras are good at catching speeders in the act but are cameras making Kansas City streets safer? The simple answer, according to police, is no.
DRIVEWAY TAX: The so-called Mission “driveway tax” is declared illegal. What are the implications?

STREETCARS: Could we be voting on a new downtown streetcar line in Kansas City in just a matter of months?

KANSAS SPEAKER: From Yo-mama to Psalm 109, the Kansas House Speaker making national headlines and international news pages.

BROWNBACK AND FOOD STAMPS: Is the Kansas Governor being unfairly pilloried after his administration denies food stamps to the children of illegal immigrants?

ARTS FUNDING: If you’re still upset about the state of Kansas slashing the arts budget, now you have a chance to put your money where your mouth is.

WANTED-SOMEONE TO RUN FOR KCMO SCHOOL BOARD: Remarkably, just two names make the ballot in upcoming KCMO school board election. Even School Board president Airick Leonard West is taking a pass.

Reviewing the news this week:

Steve Kraske
KC Star/KCUR

Chris Hernandez
NBC Action News

Barbara Shelly
Kansas City Star

Dave Helling
Kansas City Star


***A NOTE FROM NICK:
Your thoughts are always important to me. Send an e-mail to nhaines@kcpt.org or share and connect at the Nick Haines page on Facebook.
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KC Week in Review
December 2, 2011

NICK’S NOTE 12/02/12: There’s a lot happening in the news this week! Mayor Sly James proposes taking over the KCMO School District. There’s the Shawnee Mission East High Schooler “tweet”...

NICK’S NOTE 12/02/12: There’s a lot happening in the news this week! Mayor Sly James proposes taking over the KCMO School District. There’s the Shawnee Mission East High Schooler “tweet” that echoed around the country. Some people viewed it as simply rude and disrespectful. Others lashed out at Kansas Governor Sam Brownback.

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KC Week in Review
November 11, 2011

Adding toll booths to I-70 in Missouri...a big thumbs up vote for the Zoo...Renaming the sports stadiums...MU quits Big 12...and the exodus of top leaders from KCMO Schools.

THIS WEEK: Friday, November 11th 2011 @ 7:30 pm
(Rebroadcast Sunday @ 11am)

ZOO TAX PASSES: By overwhelming margins voters say YES to the ZOO… 70% say yes in Jackson County to the eighth of a cent sales tax hike, though in adjoining Clay County it only narrowly passes. But many people expected it to fail, saying this is the wrong time to be asking cash strapped tax payers for more money. What does this election tell us about the views of voters even in what we’re told is a very sour economy?

LIBERTY SCHOOLS: How come the zoo tax passes but in Liberty voters turn down a measure to upgrade schools?

SPORTS STADIUM NAMING RIGHTS: Is Kauffman Stadium about to change to Arvest Bank Park? Arrowhead to Google Stadium? We dissect the growing speculation about corporate name changes at the Truman Sports Complex.

MU OFFICIALLY LEAVES BIG 12: If you don’t follow college sports, why should you care? What is the impact on Kansas City?

SANDERS STATE OF THE COUNTY: Lowering the cost of government, avoiding controversy…Is it really all “peaches and cream” in Jackson County? Is Sanders an elected leader who’s really doing it right or is there simply less attention being paid to Jackson County government these days?

KCMO SCHOOL DISTRICT EXODUS: Less than two weeks after the state education commissioner asks members of the KCMO School Board to resign, three top district chiefs abruptly quit. Heads of the department of finance, academics and curriculum resign and join former KC superintendent John Covington in Detroit.

MoDOT TO ASK FOR TOLL BOOTHS ON I-70: It’s come up before… but the situation has never been more desperate than it is now. Missouri Highway officials out of money for big, new road projects say they’ve run out of options…they have no choice but to go to Missouri lawmakers and ask for the authority to set up tolls on I-70 as a way to fund overhauling the highway from Kansas City to St. Louis. The cost of rehabbing and expanding I-70 across the state has been estimated at $3.5 billion to $4 billion.


THIS WEEK’S NEWS REVIEWERS:

Steve Kraske
KC Star/KCUR
Chris Hernandez
NBC Action News
Mary Sanchez
Kansas City Star
Fred Logan
Business Journal Columnist

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