Kacen J. Bayless

Democracy Insider at The Kansas City Star. @MUJSchool grad. [email protected]. DM for Signal.

[Kacen J. Bayless @Kacen]

I'll also be sharing Missouri politics news over on the other site: https://t.co/3IhLlA66NP #moleg #mogov

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NEW: Missouri appears set to use a new, gerrymandered congressional map in the upcoming August primaries despite questions over the map’s legal status. #moleg #mogov https://t.co/xvy5fnKeaK

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New: Trump administration threatens to pull KC-area schools’ funding in Title IX dispute

w/ @calfee_kc & @Matt_Kelly22222 #ksleg https://t.co/huMN5vgGN4

[Jack Harvel @JackHarvel]

A candidate for Congress in north Missouri was accused of soliciting nude photos from a minor former student in 2011. The case was dismissed and the record expunged, but police and school authorities maintained he was guilty in a later civil lawsuit. https://t.co/24DoEWnnv5

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The World Cup put KC on an international stage. Now its gun violence is under a microscope.

“There are too many damn guns on the street,” said @JDuncanKC “...that is the state and the nation in which we live and the whole world is looking at us right now” https://t.co/EpDT51Q3De

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New: Kansas City mayor vows to crack down on unlicensed clubs after mass shooting https://t.co/EpDT51Q3De

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Nearly two months after the Royals announced a new stadium, Missouri’s financial role in the $1.9B plan is still unclear.

City officials had not yet applied for state funding to boost the project, Gov. Mike Kehoe's office confirmed to @KCStar. #moleg https://t.co/XqOZUC7L02

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Here’s who supports, opposes statewide data center moratorium in KS governor race
https://t.co/IdT3m9HIyg

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New: Missouri’s Josh Hawley is warning about AI dangers. But regulations languish in his home state #moleg #mogov https://t.co/FFzswhO3BK

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As Kansas City readies for World Cup, clergy, community leaders call for accountability

https://t.co/7JON3PY0f9

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High-stakes abortion case unresolved as judge named finalist for KS Supreme Court
https://t.co/h11PsmCjmR

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Kansas voters will soon be tasked with a monumental decision over whether the state’s Supreme Court justices should be elected.

Inside the vote as Republican lawmakers seek to clamp down on a court that protected abortion access: #ksleg https://t.co/5Po7XdNTTo

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@GGerling Just pointing out the stakes of an election over the fate of the state's main form of direct democracy and tax structure.

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The $1.9M contribution from a Delaware nonprofit (which does not disclose its donors) comes ahead of a potentially historic primary election over the state's tax structure.

In direct response, the Missouri Realtors contributed $1.9M + $1 to a campaign opposing the tax. #moleg

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Mysterious group pours $1.9M into Missouri’s income tax phase-out campaign #moleg #mogov https://t.co/MdVRQDgJB4

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*tax overhaul

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Mysterious group pours $1.9M into Missouri’s income tax phase-out campaign #moleg #mogov https://t.co/MdVRQDgJB4

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Kansas governor calls last-minute challenge ‘foolhardy,’ reaffirms Corson pick #ksleg https://t.co/R7UJuEPnNq

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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly reaffirms her support of Ethan Corson’s campaign in statement to @KCStar after Skoog launch.

“A thrown-together, last minute, opportunistic attempt to divert my whole-hearted endorsement…is foolhardy.” #ksleg

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Jeff Colyer exits Kansas governor race after losing out on Trump endorsement w/ @Matt_Kelly22222 https://t.co/e2JPPsMjkr

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A few major shakeups in the race for Kansas governor today.

On the Dem side, OP Mayor Curt Skoog's last-minute campaign creates a three-way, JoCo-based primary.

On the R side, Jeff Colyer bowed out of the race after losing out on Trump's endorsement. #ksleg🧵

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Overland Park mayor met with Kelly before launching campaign for KS governor w/ @Matt_Kelly22222 & Taylor O'Connor. https://t.co/Ai48nWRf6F