Our opinion: Stadium drama continues as the clock keeps ticking
Republicans in charge of the Missouri General Assembly came into the 2025 session with two overriding goals.
Opinion
Read MoreOur opinion: Stadium drama continues as the clock keeps ticking
Ken Garten: Court standards vary on summary judgment rules
“Court rules: No spitting on the floor. No dogs in the courtroom. No summary judgments.”
Cutting public broadcasting hurts Missouri communities
The Trump administration has proposed eliminating all federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which supports NPR, PBS and hundreds of local stations across the country.
Bob Buckley: Long-standing legal precedents are up for grabs
I am no constitutional scholar. Constitutional law is part of the curriculum at UMKC Law School, and I had two semesters of it.
Janice Ellis: Are state legislators truly working for Missourians’ best interests?
Two weeks remain in the 2025 legislative session. While there will be a flurry of last-minute maneuvering, lawmakers have had ample time to address some long-standing needs for Missouri and its residents.
Our opinion: Patient hard work brings success and momentum to the community
Sometimes local community successes take a long time and don’t arrive with a lot of drama or acclaim.
Commentary: Let’s have a clear view of a new Royals stadium cost
Should a city’s love of beloved sports franchises outweigh their financial considerations?
Commentary: ‘Free’ transit has too high a cost
People don’t appreciate things that are free, for good reason. One of the most famous insults in film history is on point here, when Rodney Dangerfield notices Ted Knight’s ugly golf hat in “Caddyshack” and says, “I bet you get a free bowl of soup with that hat.” The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority didn’t give out free soup to riders when it made all transit free in 2020, but it might as well have.