City-rural split heading for gun fight
Firing away, Mayor Sly James on Monday launched an effort to change state gun law.
He and Police Chief Darryl Forte wrote an editorial in the Kansas City Star urging change, and James hammered for it in his state of the city address.
They support ...
Mayor appoints education advisor to build community partnerships
Mayor James.
For the first time, the mayor’s office has an education advisor, charged with developing community partnerships to support student achievement.
Mayor Sly James today appointed Julie Holland to the new position. She begins her ...
Mayor wants to refocus community education discussion
With the school district facing continued unaccredited status, the mayor says he’ll get more involved in education.
Yesterday, the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education officially passed on upgrading the district’s status ...
Urban Summit looks to New York for murder reduction lessons
New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly shared lessons New York has learned in reducing its murder rate.
Kansas City and St. Louis are among the top 10 cities in homicide rates, and officials want that to change.
A four-day urban crime ...
Mayor reports on street resurfacing one year after tax approved
The orange lines show streets resurfaced in 2013.
Mayor Sly James, the city council and public works department yesterday thanked residents for a vote one year ago that provided funding to resurface city streets.
And the mayor said $6.26 million ...
Mayor critical of state restrictions on urban gun laws
Mayor James.
Mayor Sly James, who has long complained about state laws preventing city restrictions on guns, did so again in a blog last week.
His statement came in the wake of several shootings and murders.
It also came the day that the chairman ...
Mayor James: “The nation is listening to Kansas City jam again”
Mayor Sly James’ state of the city speech Tuesday followed jazz music, broke briefly when an enraged man charged the podium and built to a crescendo of city accomplishments.
“I know it’s easy to call this boosterism,” James said. “But ...
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