“Make things happen,” says County Executive Frank White
Courtesy Jackson County
Jackson County Executive Frank White in his first state of the county address today made improving lives his priority.
He also said he wanted to bring together Kansas City and the eastern part of the county, which have ...
County executive releases proposed budget
More money would go to employees and improvements to the detention center under a budget proposed Monday by Jackson County Executive Mike Sanders.
It would address many problems listed this month in a recent task force report on the county detention ...
Lean Jackson County budget approved
The Jackson County budget decreases again, but sales tax revenues go up as people buy more.
The county legislature on Monday adopted a $292.6 million budget, a $4.7 million decrease from last year.
“This is a leaner, but responsible budget ...
Jackson County passes 2014 budget
The Jackson County Legislature on Monday passed a $296.3 million budget for next year.
It is almost $4 million less than this year’s budget and is the seventh straight year the operating budget has been reduced, officials said.
It includes ...
Jackson County still trying to get commuter rail tracks
By Joe Lambe
Jackson County officials are still talking with railroads about using their tracks for commuter rail, Jackson County Executive Mike Sanders told reporters on Friday.
In his Friday state of the county address at Union Station, Sanders ...
Veteran Jackson County judge retires, will focus on education efforts
By Joe Lambe
Jackson County Circuit Judge Peggy Stevens McGraw announced her retirement this week and will be fighting crime on a new front.
After serving 18 years on the bench, she will put more time into her role as president of the board ...
Rally calls for help catching killer of woman and infant
Police, victims’ families, the prosecutor and the mayor on Wednesday called for someone to come forward with information on who shot to death a woman and her infant daughter.
The rally was at Blue Valley Park under a shelter freshly painted ...
Halls will donate $75 million if county sales tax passes
By Joe Lambe
If the Jackson County health sales tax passes, the Hall family and the Hall Family Foundation will donate $75 million to build the county Institute for Translational Medicine.
The four-story building would be built on top of the ...
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