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Tag: Economics

A hand drawn sign reads, "Can you see us now?" on a tarp covering tents at the Kansas City Homeless Union’s City Hall occupation on April 7.
Posted inEconomics

The KC Homeless Union met with Mayor Q for four days straight. Here’s what they agreed on.

by Celisa Calacal April 12, 2021June 22, 2021

Kansas City’s unhoused communities at City Hall and Camp 6ixx in Westport feared a camp sweep. Now, unhoused people are steps closer to short-term shelter and even long-term housing.

Jaggers Choose Topeka pay to move program
Posted inEconomics

The Kansas city that pays remote workers to move there

by Celisa Calacal March 10, 2021June 23, 2021
Posted inEconomics

For Kansas City, a Chiefs Super Bowl win is good for business

by Celisa Calacal February 3, 2021February 4, 2021
Christian Seibert, Christina Sexton and Sai Seibert, struggle with Wi-Fi outages at their home in Belton, Missouri.
Posted inEconomics

How Missouri is using COVID-19 funds to tackle internet access

by Celisa Calacal January 27, 2021January 27, 2021
Posted inEconomics

How Kansas directed COVID funds to expand broadband across the state

by Celisa Calacal January 25, 2021February 3, 2021
Posted inEconomics

Kansas City fast-food workers demand a $15 minimum wage and union

by Celisa Calacal January 20, 2021January 20, 2021
Posted inEconomics

Old computer system causes headaches for unemployed Kansans

by Celisa Calacal January 15, 2021February 3, 2021
Posted inEconomics

Pandemic unemployment assistance is ending, leaving millions without help

by Celisa Calacal December 23, 2020February 3, 2021
Posted inEconomics

After losing their jobs in a pandemic, Kansans face delays in receiving unemployment payments.

by Celisa Calacal December 17, 2020February 3, 2021
When stay-at-home orders in the spring led businesses to shut down and left many people out of work, Lamar Mickens and his wife, who run an in-home child care center in midtown Kansas City, suddenly found themselves without any business.⁠ (Zach Bauman/The Beacon)
Posted inEconomics

Months into the pandemic, workers in Kansas City are struggling to stay afloat

by Celisa Calacal September 16, 2020July 27, 2021

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