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Watts Up: Electric Cars in Kansas City

In collaboration with Johnson County Community College, we look at what Kansas City is doing to prepare for an electric car revolution.

When he first got elected to office , President Obama set an ambitious goal of putting one million electric vehicles on the road by 2015. That has been a tough sell with many American consumers. Currently, there are just 75,000 electric cars on our nation’s streets and according to a recent Kansas City Star report there are fewer than 100 plug in electric cars and trucks in our area.

But that does not mean the metro isn’t preparing itself for an electric vehicle revolution. While many of us were at holiday parties at the end of year, you might have missed a new study from the Metropolitan Energy Center showing Kansas City beefing up its electric vehicle infrastructure.

We take a closer look as part of our joint reporting project on sustainability issues with broadcast students at Johnson County Community College.

From Leawood to Lee’s Summit, visit the EV plug-in map to find out where you can stop in and charge up.

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The Local Show: January 10, 2013

This week, the complicated details of Medicaid Expansion in Kansas and Missouri, the new leadership of The Kauffman Foundation, Jan Kreamer and Tom McDonnell and an exciting announcement from Antiques Roadshow.

This week on The Local Show, we get an in-depth look at what is happening with possible Medicaid changes on both sides of the State Line. We talk to The Kauffman Foundation’s new CEO Tom McDonnell and Board Chair Janice Kreamer and share a preview from the entrepreneurship documentary Something Ventured: Risk, Reward, and the Original Venture Capitalists which was sponsored by The Kauffman Foundation. And we unveil what popular PBS program will be making a stop in Kansas City this summer.

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Debates of the States: Medicaid Expansion Deal

Producer Sam Zeff explores the debate over Medicaid changes in Missouri and Kansas.

Welcome to this first Local Show of this brand New Year. 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 as they prepare to start new legislative sessions in both states.

It’s one of those issues that gets complicated fast. In this report from Sam Zeff, we try to make sense of it all, by picking apart what’s at stake so we can better understand the arguments on both sides. KCPT’s reporting on healthcare issues is funded in part by a grant from the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City.

Production support provided by:
Majestic Rhinos, LLC
film & digital moving pictures
www.MajesticRhinos.com

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Future of the Foundation: Janice Kreamer and Tom McDonnell

The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation’s new CEO Tom McDonnell and Board Chair Janice Kreamer sit down with Randy Mason to discuss what is ahead for one of the nation’s largest and most well-respected philanthropic foundations.

This time last year, Carl Schramm was pushed out the door as the head of Kansas City’s largest foundation, The Kauffman Foundation. Founded by former Royals owner, entrepreneur and philanthropist Ewing Kauffman, the foundation is not just the city’s largest, it is one of the 40 biggest foundations in the country.

It’s mission is centered on entrepreneurship and education and for the better part of the last year its board has been looking for a new leader to move the foundation forward into the future. They announced just a few weeks ago that the future best lies in the hands of former DST CEO Tom McDonnell.

He’s with us on the Local Show along with the new Chair of the Board, Jan Kreamer, who many may remember formerly ran the Community Foundation.

We also share the trailer from the documentary Something Ventured which was sponsored by The Kauffman Foundation and will be aired immediately following The Local Show on Thursday, January 10 at 8pm.