April 8 election primer: City issues

You have a week to get up to speed on school and special election issues before its time to vote on April 8. Today, we outline the city issues on the ballot. Tomorrow, we’ll outline the school board elections. (See the links at the end of ...
City charter review

City charter changes go to voters, but not the big ones

4th District COuncilwoman Jan Marcason during yesterday’s discussion of charter changes to go on the ballot. By Joe Lambe The most intense city council debate Thursday involved two city charter change proposals that will not go to the ...

Which charter changes will go to voters – who knows?

The city council on Thursday discussed some proposed charter changes, skirted others, and reached no conclusions, as the Kansas City charter review debate continued. Faced with a Jan. 28 deadline to submit proposed changes for an April ballot, ...

City council receptive to some charter changes

Members of the charter review commission on Thursday presented some of their recommended changes – the least controversial ones – to the city council. Next week they will present the two major and divisive recommendations, which are changing ...

Charter commission hears from former mayor Wheeler

The charter review commission wanted input from Kansas City mayors, and former mayor Charles Wheeler told them why a mayor’s power matters. Wheeler, 86, served as mayor for two terms after his 1971 election and said he clashed with a city ...