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KC Week in Review
January 25, 2013

The Johnson County Sheriff's unflinching gun announcement stuns many in the community. Sporting KC's new PR black eye. The Kansas City minister in the national spotlight. And the field of candidates is finally set in the race to succeed Wyandotte County Mayor Joe Reardon.

THIS WEEK: Friday, January 25th, 2013 @ 7:30 pm
(Rebroadcast Sunday @ 11 am )

JOHNSON COUNTY SHERIFF: Frank Denning stuns many in the community with an unflinching announcement. He will oppose any federal gun control laws, including limits on high-capacity magazines. What prompts Johnson County’s chief law enforcement official to take such a strong public stand?

TWO MISSOURI SHERIFFS REFUSE TO ENFORCE GUN LAWS: The sheriffs of Osage County and Johnson County, MO are both refusing to enforce any new gun laws proposed by the federal government. To do so they argue would be “tantamount to an all-out assault on the United States Constitution.” But can they do that?

SPORTING KC: A second black eye this week for Sporting KC. The Kansas City Star reports that the soccer club has not delivered on a big commitment it made when it took advantage of $230 million in state and local tax subsidies when it built its stadium in Wyandotte County: No inner-city soccer fields the team pledged to construct in 2010 and no 18-field youth soccer complex that was supposed to be completed last December.

REARDON SUCCESSOR: Joe Reardon recently announced he is stepping down as Mayor of Wyandotte County after eight years on the job. This week was the filing deadline for candidates seeking to succeed Reardon. Who are the 5 candidates wanting the job and does anyone have an advantage at this point in the campaign?

JUDICIAL SPAT: A proposal favored by some conservative Republicans to give Kansas governors and lawmakers more power over appointments to the state’s appellate courts cleared a key legislative committee this week. The measure would amend the Kansas Constitution to allow governors to appoint whomever they choose to the state Court of Appeals and Supreme Court, subject to Senate confirmation. It’s an issue we tackled in depth on KCPT’s The Local Show Thursday night.

HAMILTON: The President of the United States was inaugurated to a second term this week, and the Kansas City figure who got more face time than any other during all the festivities was not a politician, but a clergyman. The reverend Adam Hamilton who leads the metro’s largest congregation, the Church of the Resurrection in Leawood delivered the sermon at the National Inaugural Prayer Service in front of the President and the rest of the country’s governmental leaders.

REVIEWING THE NEWS THIS WEEK:

Mary Sanchez
Kansas City Star

Steve Kraske
KC Star/KCUR

Sam Zeff
Freelance Reporter

Dave Helling
Kansas City Star

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KC Week in Review
January 18, 2013

Livestrong and Sporting KC break-up, violent video games tax and other stories this week.

THIS WEEK: Friday, January 18th, 2013 @ 7:30 pm
(Rebroadcast Sunday @ 11 am )
Photo Courtesy: sportsnet.ca

LIVESTRONG: An ugly break-up between Livestrong and Sporting KC as the cancer charity’s name comes down at the Kansas City soccer park.

MISSOURI LAWMAKERS TRY TO HEAD OFF GUN RULES: Even as President Obama unveiled plans this week for tighter gun control, state legislators in Missouri began preemptive action to counteract any coming regulations. Under a bill introduced in the Missouri Senate, federal agents trying to enforce new gun restrictions in the show-me-state would be guilty of a Class D felony.

TAXING VIOLENT VIDEO GAMES: A Republican lawmaker from rural Missouri is this week calling for a sales tax on violent video games in response to the deadly Connecticut school shooting. Camdenton Republican, Diane Franklin said the proposed 1 percent sales tax would help pay for mental health programs and law enforcement measures aimed at preventing future mass shootings.

BROWNBACK: The Kansas Governor delivers his State of the State Address. What did we learn?

RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS: Should you be required to live where you work? Why a new rule in the Independence School District is creating a big stir.

REVIEWING THE NEWS THIS WEEK:

Dana Wright
Newsradio 98.1FM KMBZ

Stacey Cameron
KCTV5

Dave Helling
Kansas City Star

Bill Grady
Newsradio 98.1FM KMBZ

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KC Week in Review
January 11, 2013

Big shocker in Wyandotte County as Mayor Reardon calls it quits. Also this week, the clash over judges in Kansas. Why KCMO voters may be heading back to the ballot box soon to vote on a health tax? And why enjoying the Overland Park Arboretum now comes at a price.

THIS WEEK: Friday, January 11th, 2013 @ 7:30 pm
(Rebroadcast Sunday @ 11 am )
Photo Courtesy: Kansas City Star

REARDON: Big shocker in Wyandotte County as Mayor Joe Reardon decides to call it quits. Less than 8 weeks before he was to face voters in his bid for re-election, Reardon abruptly decided he will not seek another term.

MEDICAID EXPANSION: If you thought the fight over what so many now refer to as Obamacare was over, it’s not. It has simply moved to state capitals. While the Supreme Court upheld most of the Affordable Care Act, it left up to states whether to expand Medicaid. Medicaid Expansion is going to be one of the most contentious issues lawmakers wrestle with in Topeka and Jefferson City.

MENTAL HEALTH: Prompted by massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback comes to Kansas City to announce $10 million fund to treat the most serious cases of mental illness in the state. What are we to read into this latest announcement?

KCMO HEALTH TAX: Why is city hall getting ready to put on the ballot a renewal of a healthcare tax this April for the indigent? And not a stop-gap measure until the Affordable Care Act gets fully up and running in 2014, but for the next 9 years?

JUDICIAL CLASH: It’s been traditional in Kansas for the chief justice of the Kansas Supreme Court to address a joint session of the legislature in making the annual State of the Judiciary speech. But, not this year. Justice Lawton Nuss has been rebuffed.He’s been told by the Speaker of the House there’s simply no time for him to make any remarks and instead to put his words in writing. The turn of events has been viewed as a major slight of the judiciary by the conservative tilting legislature which is expected to take up within weeks a bill to change the way higher court justices are selected.

ARBORETUM: Visitors to the Overland Park Arboretum are now greeted by a big surprise. A ticket charge. If Powell Gardens charges $10 for its 900 acres, is it fair for the Overland Park attraction to begin charging $3 for its 300 acres, or is that a stretch?

REVIEWING THE NEWS THIS WEEK:

Mary Sanchez
Kansas City Star

Sam Zeff
Freelance Reporter

Steve Kraske
The Star/KCUR

Dave Helling
Kansas City Star

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KC Week in Review
December 21, 2012

YEAR IN REVIEW EDITION: It's our annual look back at the most important issues, newsmakers and moments from this fast disappearing year called 2012. In quiz show style we look back at the highs and lows of the past twelve months in our metro.

THIS WEEK: Friday, December 21st 2012 @ 8:00 pm
(Rebroadcast Sunday @ 11 am )

YEAR IN REVIEW EDITION: It’s our annual look back at the most important issues, newsmakers and moments from this fast disappearing year called 2012.

Time Magazine names President Obama its 2012 person of the year. If you were picking Kansas City’s person of the year, who would you choose? Join us to hear how our media panelists responded in this special holiday edition of the program.

In quiz show style we look back at the highs and lows of the past twelve months in our metro. Plus, we prognosticate over whats in store in 2013 for this place we call home.

REVIEWING THE YEAR:

Steve Kraske
The Star/KCUR

Dana Wright
KMBZ 98.1 FM

Eric Wesson
The Call

Dave Helling
Kansas City Star

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