The open seat is being vacated by Lee Barnes, Jr., who is term-limited out. Voters will choose between Michael Kelley, a political newcomer, and former Hickman Mills school board member Darrell Curls.
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The Kansas City Council on Thursday voted to change its contract with the developer to enforce city rules requiring them to contract with minority- and woman-owned businesses as it builds its massive Northland data campus.
Kansas City is headed back to the polls on June 20. The new City Council needs to address an urgent need for more affordable housing, recent spikes in violent crime, economic development and neighborhood livability issues like trash services, infrastructure and short-term rentals.