Voters in Jackson County, including Kansas City south of the river, will have their say on a key job Tuesday. They will decide if they want the tax assessor’s job to be an elected position or remain an appointed one. There were long lines of people who thought their property assessments were unfair following the 2023 assessment.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Monday there isn’t enough support from Republicans to invoke the so-called “nuclear option” and kill the upper chamber’s filibuster rule. ...