NEW: Transgender KC residents fear attacks from both sides of the state line. In Missouri, where voters elected the state’s first openly trans lawmaker, legislators push to permanently ban trans health care for minors. w/Matthew Kelly 🌻 #moleg #ksleg kansascity.com/news/politics-…

The Missouri-Kansas ‘border war’ truce -- designed to curtail business poaching -- expires this year. The Kansas City Star's politics team spoke with local/state leaders concerned that the fight over the Chiefs, Royals might derail the longstanding deal. #moleg #ksleg kansascity.com/news/politics-…

The Missouri House votes 104-38 to pass a bill that would thwart Kansas City's housing ordinance that protects renters from income-based discrimination. The bill heads to the Senate. Jonathan Shorman dove into the legislation last month #moleg kansascity.com/news/politics-…

New: Public floods Missouri’s Elon Musk-inspired DOGE portal with calls to protect abortion rights, other issues. w/Jonathan Shorman #moleg #mogov kansascity.com/news/politics-…

BREAKING -- A Missouri judge has cleared the way for abortions to begin in Kansas City and across the state, blocking clinic licensing rules that marked the last obstacles to renewed access. w/Jonathan Shorman #moleg kansascity.com/news/politics-…

Missouri's House speaker put pressure on Jackson County to craft a plan to keep the Chiefs & Royals. “I think Jackson County will need to decide whether they want to support this venture or will they have an empty parking lot or empty stadiums?” #moleg kansascity.com/news/politics-…

NEW: Around 100 Kansas City IRS employees have been fired this week as part of a chaotic nationwide mass termination. “This is nothing like we’ve ever experienced," a union leader repping the workers told The Kansas City Star. kansascity.com/news/local/art…

New: After Kansas City tried to ban flavored tobacco, Missouri could halt future city regulations. Business owners & proponents of the tobacco industry push lawmakers to ban cities from enacting stricter regulations on tobacco sales. #moleg kansascity.com/news/politics-…

New: Missouri’s push to keep the Kansas City Chiefs, Royals reaches new pitch as Kehoe holds closed-door talks, lawmakers weigh funding. Sam McDowell, Jonathan Shorman & I on the new energy to keep the teams after months of little public progress #moleg kansascity.com/news/politics-…

Royals leadership is scheduled to meet today with Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe. More this morning on the latest in Missouri from Kacen J. Bayless, Jonathan Shorman and me: kansascity.com/news/politics-…

NEW: Three KC-area lawmakers filed legislation to create a new stadium funding program, clearing a path for Missouri to offer incentives to keep the Chiefs and Royals in the state. From Sam McDowell & me #moleg #mogov kansascity.com/news/politics-…

Three Missouri lawmakers — after discussions that included Mayor Quinton Lucas — have filed a proposal to help keep the Chiefs and Royals in their current home state. More details here from Kacen J. Bayless and me: kansascity.com/news/politics-…

A Missouri lawmaker who texted the 988 suicide hotline saying that she had a gun to her head won’t face criminal charges, the Cole County Prosecutor’s Office announced Wednesday. #moleg kansascity.com/news/politics-…

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A pair of Kansas City Democrats this week joined a GOP push to take over St. Louis police. Missouri now stands on the brink of controlling police forces in its two major cities, a move that could dampen any future effort to regain control of KCPD. #moleg kansascity.com/news/politics-…

NEW: A KC state senator is accused of assault & battery, allegations detailed in a little-noticed lawsuit. The senator denies knowing the plaintiff or anything about the alleged incident. She's filed a counterclaim alleging defamation and libel. #moleg kansascity.com/news/politics-…

Kansas City fears losing thousands of federal jobs. How much economic pain will follow? kansascity.com/news/politics-…

American war planning usually takes place in highly secure facilities. But the Trump administration planned its strikes on the Houthis using a group chat—and accidentally included The Atlantic’s editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg. theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

"Predators must learn that the law will no longer be their shield." IHOPKC, Kanakuk and other child sex abuse survivors testify in support of Missouri bills to eliminate statute of limitations and NDAs in civil lawsuits. With @kacen kansascity.com/news/politics-…

At 9:13 am the @kansascity council went into closed session to discuss fate of city manager Brian David Platt