The plaintiffs claim that Missouri Gov. Mike Parson, Attorney General Andrew Bailey, Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft and ... The plaintiffs claim that KCPD enforces against Black residents at ...

For decades, the state of Missouri has maintained control over KCPD. It’s an unusual governance structure unlike any seen in almost any major U.S. city or any other city in Missouri. Kansas City ...

Missouri’s Republican ... Mike Kehoe, Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft and Sen. Bill Eigel – all affirmed to The Star through their campaigns that they back KCPD’s current governance ...

“As Missouri’s top legal officer, I will take any legal action necessary against the City to ensure our state laws are enforced,” Bailey said in the letter. The statement from KCPD came ...

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed legislation to increase Kansas City’s minimum threshold of KCPD funding to 25% at ... an amount well above the previous state requirement of at least 20%.

So you can expect some very Missouri-specific speechifying ... (The city funds the KCPD, but the agency is under the control ...