Schools, cities rolling back levies
By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net Area cities and school districts have been approving rolled back tax levies this month in response to the significant increases in many property assessments across Jackson…
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Blue Springs home explosion caused by gas leak
State fire officials say last week’s home explosion in Blue Springs, which injured three people including one seriously, was an accident caused by a gas leak. The explosion happened shortly…
Evergy reverses course on pricing plan
By Allison Kite Missouri Independent Just 10 days after seeking permission to allow customers to opt out of controversial time-of-use pricing, western Missouri’s major electric utility has withdrawn its request…
More cities eye county property assessment litigation
By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net Five days after the Independence City Council voted to go ahead with a lawsuit against Jackson County regarding property assessments, the suit has not yet been…
County moves ahead with senior tax relief
By Jeff Fox jeff.fox@examiner.net Jackson County legislators have voted to set up a program to freeze property taxes for most seniors. The program goes into effect next year and does…
Jeff Fox: Gasoline prices edging higher
Rising oil prices are pushing gas prices higher, though the effect here so far hasn’t been all that dramatic. AAA reports that as of Tuesday, the average price of a…
Luke Davis: Corporate greed is bad, but so is union greed
For regular readers of my column, you may be aware that two weeks ago I paid tribute to the workers of America in a special Labor Day column. In it…
Blue Springs City Council to consider ordinance allowing backyard chickens
By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net The Blue Springs City Council says it will revisit regulations on backyard chickens. A council majority voted earlier this month to have city staff draw up…
Missouri lags behind other states in children’s rights, advocacy group finds
By Clara Bates Missouri Independent A recent report by an international human rights group ranked Missouri in the bottom third of all states for child rights, in part because Missouri…
Independence police asking for help in weekend homicide
By The Examiner staff Independence police continue to investigate a homicide after a woman was found late Friday dead with a gunshot wound in a western Independence neighborhood. The victim,…