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The Kansas City Business Journal's Thomas Friestad joined KCUR's Up To Date for a roundup on all things development around the metro.

Sheila Bair, a Kansas native who served as the chair of the FDIC from 2006-2011, is in Kansas City this week to accept the Truman Medal for Economic Policy from the Truman Library Institute. Bair said she is worried about the weakening of banking reforms, and sees a lot of risky lending happening right now.

Christal Watson, mayor and CEO of the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, is asking voters to pass two key sales tax items on the November ballot. One is a quarter-cent tax for healthcare services and addressing homelessness, and the other is a three-eights-cent tax to fund parks, community centers and trails.

Kansas City jazz legend Bobby Watson wants to ensure the city's jazz history and traditions don't fade with age.

For the first time in five years, the nonprofit Historic KC has released its list of “Most Endangered Places” in Kansas City.

Democrat Chris Mann is running this November to unseat incumbent Republican Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach. Mann said he's focused on serving the people of Kansas and protecting customers, and argues that Kobach has prioritized his own political aims. Mann lost the same race against Kobach in 2022 by 1.6 points.

State Sen. Cindy Holscher, the Democratic nominee for Kansas governor, says she would work to fully fund special education, place a moratorium on data centers and legalize recreational marijuana if elected. She joined KCUR's Up To Date two weeks before the 2026 midterm elections to discuss her policy platform.

Kansas City Rabbi Doug Alpert was detained for several hours by Israeli forces this week while helping Palestinian farmers harvest olives in the West Bank. He joined KCUR's Up To Date to discuss what happened.

Kansas is just over one week away from the 2026 midterm election. Pastor Adam Hamilton, the Democratic candidate for U.S.

Former Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes, who served under President Barack Obama, and Republican strategist Annie Kelly Kuhle joined KCUR's Up To Date to discuss next week's midterm elections.