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  • 5 Questions: Gwen Grant of the Urban League of Greater Kansas City

    5 Questions: Gwen Grant of the Urban League of Greater Kansas City
    2025/07/13
    Gwen Grant spends a lot of time uplifting and advocating for Kansas City's Black community, but what does she do with her down time? She joined KCUR's Up To Date for an installment of our series "5 Questions."
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    18 分
  • Food recs: Kansas City's best tacos

    Food recs: Kansas City's best tacos
    2025/07/12
    Kansas City’s taco scene has it all: out-of-this-world al pastor, tender tripa and even veggie delights, all wrapped in corn tortillas or flour. Here’s where to find the tastiest street tacos, Sonoran-style tacos and more across the metro.
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    43 分
  • Medicaid cuts pose a financial threat to safety-net hospitals like University Health

    Medicaid cuts pose a financial threat to safety-net hospitals like University Health
    2025/07/11
    Charlie Shields, the CEO of University Health in Kansas City, says federal Medicaid cuts passed in President Trump's recent budget bill are likely to pose challenges for the hospital system. University Health relies on Medicaid reimbursements more than other providers in the metro.
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    16 分
  • Dads Against Crime founder wants to remove the stigma around talking to police

    Dads Against Crime founder wants to remove the stigma around talking to police
    2025/07/10
    Andre Harris, founder of the nonprofit Dads Against Crime, says that Kansas City's violent crime problem can't be fixed if people can't feel comfortable talking to law enforcement and discussing mental health.
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    21 分
  • Missouri's rural hospitals won't get enough from Trump law to survive its enormous Medicaid cuts

    Missouri's rural hospitals won't get enough from Trump law to survive its enormous Medicaid cuts
    2025/07/10
    President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” cuts about $1 trillion in federal Medicaid funding. Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley helped push for the inclusion of money for rural hospitals, but experts say it's just "a drop in the bucket" — and could force even more providers to close.
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    13 分
  • Why are Jackson County voters being asked to recall county executive Frank White Jr.?

    Why are Jackson County voters being asked to recall county executive Frank White Jr.?
    2025/07/09
    Jackson County's legislature has certified a recall election against County Executive Frank White Jr., although the date has yet to be determined. Legislative Chair DaRon McGee says the recall vote is about White's mishandling of property taxes, but White says the campaign against him is politically motivated.
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    14 分
  • Kansas City helps homeless youth with new grants for transitional housing and services

    Kansas City helps homeless youth with new grants for transitional housing and services
    2025/07/09
    Kansas City awarded $800,000 in grants to three nonprofits that serve homeless youth— an effort to protect the metro's at-risk residents and prevent adult homelessness.
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    13 分
  • Kansas House Minority Leader explains latest effort to lure Chiefs and Royals across state line

    Kansas House Minority Leader explains latest effort to lure Chiefs and Royals across state line
    2025/07/08
    On Monday, lawmakers in Kansas opted to extend the deadline for state incentives, so that the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals have more time to negotiate building new stadiums across state lines. Kansas House Minority Leader Brandon Woodard joined KCUR's Up To Date to explain where things stand.
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    18 分