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CONTENTIOUS CITY CONTRACTS CAUSE CONSTERNATION. HOW ABOUT THAT FOR ALLITERATION?
CAUSE CONSTERNATION. HOW ABOUT THAT FOR ALLITERATION? AT THE HEART OF THE ISSUE:
HOW ABOUT THAT FOR ALLITERATION? AT THE HEART OF THE ISSUE: TRANSPARENCY IN GOVERNMENT AND
AT THE HEART OF THE ISSUE: TRANSPARENCY IN GOVERNMENT AND THE BIDDING OF CONTRACTS AT CITY
TRANSPARENCY IN GOVERNMENT AND THE BIDDING OF CONTRACTS AT CITY HALL IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.
THE BIDDING OF CONTRACTS AT CITY HALL IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. THERE IS A LOT OF WAILING AND
HALL IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. THERE IS A LOT OF WAILING AND NASHING OF TEETH OVER WHY THE
THERE IS A LOT OF WAILING AND NASHING OF TEETH OVER WHY THE CITY JUST APPROVED A
NASHING OF TEETH OVER WHY THE CITY JUST APPROVED A 12 MILLION-DOLLAR NO BID
CITY JUST APPROVED A 12 MILLION-DOLLAR NO BID CONTRACT TO A CHICAGO COMPANY TO
12 MILLION-DOLLAR NO BID CONTRACT TO A CHICAGO COMPANY TO IMPROVE CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR THE
CONTRACT TO A CHICAGO COMPANY TO IMPROVE CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR THE CITY WATER DEPARTMENT.
IMPROVE CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR THE CITY WATER DEPARTMENT. THE STORY COMES AT THE SAME TIME
CITY WATER DEPARTMENT. THE STORY COMES AT THE SAME TIME THERE'S CONTROVERSY OVER HOW
THE STORY COMES AT THE SAME TIME THERE'S CONTROVERSY OVER HOW KANSAS CITY DECIDED TO AWARD THE
THERE'S CONTROVERSY OVER HOW KANSAS CITY DECIDED TO AWARD THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO BUILD A
KANSAS CITY DECIDED TO AWARD THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO BUILD A NEW STREET STREETCAR LINE WITH
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO BUILD A NEW STREET STREETCAR LINE WITH THE AGGRIEVED PARTIES QUESTION
NEW STREET STREETCAR LINE WITH THE AGGRIEVED PARTIES QUESTION WHETHER THE PROS WAS FAIR.
THE AGGRIEVED PARTIES QUESTION WHETHER THE PROS WAS FAIR. WHY IS THIS ISSUE NOW EXPLODING
WHETHER THE PROS WAS FAIR. WHY IS THIS ISSUE NOW EXPLODING ON NOT JUST ONE BUT SEVERAL HIGH
WHY IS THIS ISSUE NOW EXPLODING ON NOT JUST ONE BUT SEVERAL HIGH PROFILE PROJECTS AT THIS POINT
ON NOT JUST ONE BUT SEVERAL HIGH PROFILE PROJECTS AT THIS POINT IN TIME?
PROFILE PROJECTS AT THIS POINT IN TIME? WELL, I THINK YOU HAVE TO
IN TIME? WELL, I THINK YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT THE COST OF THESE TWO
WELL, I THINK YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT THE COST OF THESE TWO PROJECTS AND THEN AT THE WAY
LOOK AT THE COST OF THESE TWO PROJECTS AND THEN AT THE WAY THESE PROJECTS WERE BIDDED OUT.
PROJECTS AND THEN AT THE WAY THESE PROJECTS WERE BIDDED OUT. WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE WATER
THESE PROJECTS WERE BIDDED OUT. WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE WATER SERVICES CONTRACT, IT'S A 12
WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE WATER SERVICES CONTRACT, IT'S A 12 MILLION DOLLAR SOUL BID
SERVICES CONTRACT, IT'S A 12 MILLION DOLLAR SOUL BID CONTRACT.
MILLION DOLLAR SOUL BID CONTRACT. TYPICALLY SEVERAL FIRMS GET IN
CONTRACT. TYPICALLY SEVERAL FIRMS GET IN THE GAME AND CAN BID.
TYPICALLY SEVERAL FIRMS GET IN THE GAME AND CAN BID. THIS WAS A CONSULTANT, A
THE GAME AND CAN BID. THIS WAS A CONSULTANT, A CONSULTANT THAT LAST YEAR MADE
THIS WAS A CONSULTANT, A CONSULTANT THAT LAST YEAR MADE MORE MONEY THAN WHAT THE MAYOR'S
CONSULTANT THAT LAST YEAR MADE MORE MONEY THAN WHAT THE MAYOR'S SALARY IS, AND THEIR SERVICE WAS
MORE MONEY THAN WHAT THE MAYOR'S SALARY IS, AND THEIR SERVICE WAS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC SERVICE AT THE
SALARY IS, AND THEIR SERVICE WAS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC SERVICE AT THE WATER DEPARTMENT.
TO IMPROVE PUBLIC SERVICE AT THE WATER DEPARTMENT. THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS BEING
WATER DEPARTMENT. THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS BEING ASKED, IS THIS THE BEST FIRM,
THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS BEING ASKED, IS THIS THE BEST FIRM, WAS THERE A FIRM IN KANSAS CITY
ASKED, IS THIS THE BEST FIRM, WAS THERE A FIRM IN KANSAS CITY THAT COULD PROVIDE THE SERVICE?
WAS THERE A FIRM IN KANSAS CITY THAT COULD PROVIDE THE SERVICE? THEN YOU LOOK AT THE ONE WITH
THAT COULD PROVIDE THE SERVICE? THEN YOU LOOK AT THE ONE WITH RESPECT TO BUILDING THE
THEN YOU LOOK AT THE ONE WITH RESPECT TO BUILDING THE STREETCARS AND WORKING ON THE
RESPECT TO BUILDING THE STREETCARS AND WORKING ON THE CONSTRUCTION LINES HERE.
STREETCARS AND WORKING ON THE CONSTRUCTION LINES HERE. YOU DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE, OR
CONSTRUCTION LINES HERE. YOU DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE, OR THERE'S QUESTIONS BEING RAISED
YOU DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE, OR THERE'S QUESTIONS BEING RAISED WHETHER THE LOWEST BIDDER IS
THERE'S QUESTIONS BEING RAISED WHETHER THE LOWEST BIDDER IS ACTUALLY BEING AWARDED THIS
WHETHER THE LOWEST BIDDER IS ACTUALLY BEING AWARDED THIS MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR CONTRACT,
ACTUALLY BEING AWARDED THIS MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR CONTRACT, AND THE CITY DOESN'T REALLY WANT
MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR CONTRACT, AND THE CITY DOESN'T REALLY WANT TO ANSWER THE FINE POINTS OF
AND THE CITY DOESN'T REALLY WANT TO ANSWER THE FINE POINTS OF THIS.
TO ANSWER THE FINE POINTS OF THIS. MAYOR SLY JAMES SAYS, WITH
THIS. MAYOR SLY JAMES SAYS, WITH RESPECT TO THESE BIDDING
MAYOR SLY JAMES SAYS, WITH RESPECT TO THESE BIDDING CONTRACTS, THERE AREN'T THAT
RESPECT TO THESE BIDDING CONTRACTS, THERE AREN'T THAT MANY IN THE CITY.
CONTRACTS, THERE AREN'T THAT MANY IN THE CITY. THEY'RE SPREAD OUT ACROSS
MANY IN THE CITY. THEY'RE SPREAD OUT ACROSS SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS.
THEY'RE SPREAD OUT ACROSS SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS. THEY ARE TENS OF MILLIONS OF
SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS. THEY ARE TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS EVERY YEAR, AND THE CITY
THEY ARE TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS EVERY YEAR, AND THE CITY DOESN'T HAVE ONE DATABASE THAT
DOLLARS EVERY YEAR, AND THE CITY DOESN'T HAVE ONE DATABASE THAT THEY CAN GO TO AND SAY THIS IS
DOESN'T HAVE ONE DATABASE THAT THEY CAN GO TO AND SAY THIS IS HOW MANY THERE IS.
THEY CAN GO TO AND SAY THIS IS HOW MANY THERE IS. SO THE CITY IS BEING VERY LOOSE
HOW MANY THERE IS. SO THE CITY IS BEING VERY LOOSE AND LACKING TRANSPARENCY ON
SO THE CITY IS BEING VERY LOOSE AND LACKING TRANSPARENCY ON THESE ISSUES AND I THINK THAT'S
AND LACKING TRANSPARENCY ON THESE ISSUES AND I THINK THAT'S WHY IT'S COMING TO LIGHT.
THESE ISSUES AND I THINK THAT'S WHY IT'S COMING TO LIGHT. BUT AS A SIT -- CITIZEN,
WHY IT'S COMING TO LIGHT. BUT AS A SIT -- CITIZEN, THOUGH, YOU DON'T KNOW ALL OF
BUT AS A SIT -- CITIZEN, THOUGH, YOU DON'T KNOW ALL OF THE INNER WORKINGS OF CITY
THOUGH, YOU DON'T KNOW ALL OF THE INNER WORKINGS OF CITY GOVERNMENT.
THE INNER WORKINGS OF CITY GOVERNMENT. WHAT ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO THINK,
GOVERNMENT. WHAT ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO THINK, DAVE?
WHAT ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO THINK, DAVE? WELL, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO
DAVE? WELL, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO THINK THAT MUNICIPAL BIDDING HAS
WELL, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO THINK THAT MUNICIPAL BIDDING HAS BEEN A STORY AS LONG AS I'VE
THINK THAT MUNICIPAL BIDDING HAS BEEN A STORY AS LONG AS I'VE BEEN A REPORTER.
BEEN A STORY AS LONG AS I'VE BEEN A REPORTER. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE
BEEN A REPORTER. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MOST MUNICIPALITIES
I MEAN, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MOST MUNICIPALITIES USE, NICK, IS A STANDARD CALLED
THINGS THAT MOST MUNICIPALITIES USE, NICK, IS A STANDARD CALLED LOWEST AND BEST BID, AND SO YOU
USE, NICK, IS A STANDARD CALLED LOWEST AND BEST BID, AND SO YOU GET INTO ALL KINDS OF DISPUTES
LOWEST AND BEST BID, AND SO YOU GET INTO ALL KINDS OF DISPUTES ABOUT HOW BIDS FOR CONTRACTS ARE
GET INTO ALL KINDS OF DISPUTES ABOUT HOW BIDS FOR CONTRACTS ARE RANKED WHEN YOU HAVE MORE THAN
ABOUT HOW BIDS FOR CONTRACTS ARE RANKED WHEN YOU HAVE MORE THAN ONE BIDDER.
RANKED WHEN YOU HAVE MORE THAN ONE BIDDER. SOUL SOURCE CONTRACT ARE A
ONE BIDDER. SOUL SOURCE CONTRACT ARE A PROBLEM, PERSONAL SERVICE
SOUL SOURCE CONTRACT ARE A PROBLEM, PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS WERE AN ISSUE IN
PROBLEM, PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS WERE AN ISSUE IN JACKSON COUNTY FOR MANY YEARS
CONTRACTS WERE AN ISSUE IN JACKSON COUNTY FOR MANY YEARS WHEN THE JACKSON COUNTY
JACKSON COUNTY FOR MANY YEARS WHEN THE JACKSON COUNTY EXECUTIVE UNDER A CERTAIN LEVEL
WHEN THE JACKSON COUNTY EXECUTIVE UNDER A CERTAIN LEVEL WOULD ISSUE CONTRACTS WITHOUT
EXECUTIVE UNDER A CERTAIN LEVEL WOULD ISSUE CONTRACTS WITHOUT REVIEW.
WOULD ISSUE CONTRACTS WITHOUT REVIEW. GOVERNMENTS SPEND MILLIONS OF
REVIEW. GOVERNMENTS SPEND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS EVERY YEAR THAT PEOPLE
GOVERNMENTS SPEND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS EVERY YEAR THAT PEOPLE HAVE NO IDEA THEY'RE SPENDING
DOLLARS EVERY YEAR THAT PEOPLE HAVE NO IDEA THEY'RE SPENDING FOR PUBLIC RELATIONS CONTRACTS,
HAVE NO IDEA THEY'RE SPENDING FOR PUBLIC RELATIONS CONTRACTS, CONSULTANTS, CONSTRUCTION.
FOR PUBLIC RELATIONS CONTRACTS, CONSULTANTS, CONSTRUCTION. YOU KNOW, KANSAS CITY BUYS
CONSULTANTS, CONSTRUCTION. YOU KNOW, KANSAS CITY BUYS COMMODITIES LIKE CRAZY THAT MOST
YOU KNOW, KANSAS CITY BUYS COMMODITIES LIKE CRAZY THAT MOST PEOPLE DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO.
COMMODITIES LIKE CRAZY THAT MOST PEOPLE DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO. STACEY IS RIGHT, IT'S I IMPOSSIE
PEOPLE DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO. STACEY IS RIGHT, IT'S I IMPOSSIE TO KNOW AT ALL TIMES WHERE THAT
STACEY IS RIGHT, IT'S I IMPOSSIE TO KNOW AT ALL TIMES WHERE THAT MONEY IS GOING.
TO KNOW AT ALL TIMES WHERE THAT MONEY IS GOING. YOU DO REALLY HAVE TO RELY ON
MONEY IS GOING. YOU DO REALLY HAVE TO RELY ON CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
YOU DO REALLY HAVE TO RELY ON CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ADMINISTRATORS AND THEN TO SOME
CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ADMINISTRATORS AND THEN TO SOME DEGREE REPORTERS AND JOURNALISTS
ADMINISTRATORS AND THEN TO SOME DEGREE REPORTERS AND JOURNALISTS TO KEEP AN EYE ON THIS PROCESS.
DEGREE REPORTERS AND JOURNALISTS TO KEEP AN EYE ON THIS PROCESS. I ALSO DON'T THINK IT'S AN
TO KEEP AN EYE ON THIS PROCESS. I ALSO DON'T THINK IT'S AN ACCIDENT THAT YOU HEAR THIS MORE
I ALSO DON'T THINK IT'S AN ACCIDENT THAT YOU HEAR THIS MORE OFTEN WHEN THE MONEY IS GOING TO
ACCIDENT THAT YOU HEAR THIS MORE OFTEN WHEN THE MONEY IS GOING TO AN OUT OF TOWN FIRM.
OFTEN WHEN THE MONEY IS GOING TO AN OUT OF TOWN FIRM. THERE WAS A HUGE UPHEAVAL A FEW
AN OUT OF TOWN FIRM. THERE WAS A HUGE UPHEAVAL A FEW YEARS BACK WHEN THE SPRINT
THERE WAS A HUGE UPHEAVAL A FEW YEARS BACK WHEN THE SPRINT CENTER CONTRACT WENT TO
YEARS BACK WHEN THE SPRINT CENTER CONTRACT WENT TO MORTENSEN.
CENTER CONTRACT WENT TO MORTENSEN. THERE IS A QUESTION SHOULD LOCAL
MORTENSEN. THERE IS A QUESTION SHOULD LOCAL TAXPAYERS DOLLARS GO TO OUT OF
THERE IS A QUESTION SHOULD LOCAL TAXPAYERS DOLLARS GO TO OUT OF TOWN FIRMS WHEN THERE ARE FOLKS
TAXPAYERS DOLLARS GO TO OUT OF TOWN FIRMS WHEN THERE ARE FOLKS LOCALLY THAT COULD DO THE WORK,
TOWN FIRMS WHEN THERE ARE FOLKS LOCALLY THAT COULD DO THE WORK, BUT THESE GENTLEMAN ARE MORE ON
LOCALLY THAT COULD DO THE WORK, BUT THESE GENTLEMAN ARE MORE ON TOP OF THE CONTRACT ISSUE.
BUT THESE GENTLEMAN ARE MORE ON TOP OF THE CONTRACT ISSUE. HERE IS THE THING WITH BOTH
TOP OF THE CONTRACT ISSUE. HERE IS THE THING WITH BOTH OF THESE AND PROBABLY WHY IT'S
HERE IS THE THING WITH BOTH OF THESE AND PROBABLY WHY IT'S COMING UP.
OF THESE AND PROBABLY WHY IT'S COMING UP. BOTH ARE CONTROVERSIAL.
COMING UP. BOTH ARE CONTROVERSIAL. THE WATER DEPARTMENT HAS
BOTH ARE CONTROVERSIAL. THE WATER DEPARTMENT HAS STRUGGLED FOR YEARS IN TERMS OF
THE WATER DEPARTMENT HAS STRUGGLED FOR YEARS IN TERMS OF ITS CUSTOMER SERVICE.
STRUGGLED FOR YEARS IN TERMS OF ITS CUSTOMER SERVICE. THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL SERIES OF
ITS CUSTOMER SERVICE. THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL SERIES OF REPORTS SHOWING THAT PROPERTIES
THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL SERIES OF REPORTS SHOWING THAT PROPERTIES THAT DON'T HAVE BUILDINGS ARE
REPORTS SHOWING THAT PROPERTIES THAT DON'T HAVE BUILDINGS ARE BEING BUILT.
THAT DON'T HAVE BUILDINGS ARE BEING BUILT. AND YOU SEE AN OUT OF TOWN FIRM
BEING BUILT. AND YOU SEE AN OUT OF TOWN FIRM GETTING THE MONEY.
AND YOU SEE AN OUT OF TOWN FIRM GETTING THE MONEY. THEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE LIGHT
GETTING THE MONEY. THEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE LIGHT RAIL.
THEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE LIGHT RAIL. THAT'S BEEN VERY CONTROVERSIAL,
RAIL. THAT'S BEEN VERY CONTROVERSIAL, A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT
THAT'S BEEN VERY CONTROVERSIAL, A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT AND THE BULK OF THAT MONEY IS
A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT AND THE BULK OF THAT MONEY IS GOING OUT OF THE CITY AS WELL.
AND THE BULK OF THAT MONEY IS GOING OUT OF THE CITY AS WELL. WHEN YOU START TO SEE THAT TYPE
GOING OUT OF THE CITY AS WELL. WHEN YOU START TO SEE THAT TYPE OF MONEY GOING OUT OF THE CITY
WHEN YOU START TO SEE THAT TYPE OF MONEY GOING OUT OF THE CITY FOR VERY CONTROVERSIAL
OF MONEY GOING OUT OF THE CITY FOR VERY CONTROVERSIAL DEPARTMENTS, YOU'RE GOING TO GET
FOR VERY CONTROVERSIAL DEPARTMENTS, YOU'RE GOING TO GET QUESTIONS.
DEPARTMENTS, YOU'RE GOING TO GET QUESTIONS. AND JUST THIS WEEK JAMES
QUESTIONS. AND JUST THIS WEEK JAMES TURNS DOWN A STATE ORDER FROM
AND JUST THIS WEEK JAMES TURNS DOWN A STATE ORDER FROM THE WATER DEPARTMENT.
TURNS DOWN A STATE ORDER FROM THE WATER DEPARTMENT. CAN A MAYOR ACTUALLY DO THAT?
THE WATER DEPARTMENT. CAN A MAYOR ACTUALLY DO THAT? I THOUGHT A STATE AUDITOR GETS
CAN A MAYOR ACTUALLY DO THAT? I THOUGHT A STATE AUDITOR GETS TO DECIDE WHERE HE WANTS TO
I THOUGHT A STATE AUDITOR GETS TO DECIDE WHERE HE WANTS TO AUDIT?
TO DECIDE WHERE HE WANTS TO AUDIT? NO.
AUDIT? NO. THERE ARE SPECIFIC STATUTORY
NO. THERE ARE SPECIFIC STATUTORY LIMITATIONS.
THERE ARE SPECIFIC STATUTORY LIMITATIONS. THE AUDITOR CAN COME IN.
LIMITATIONS. THE AUDITOR CAN COME IN. SO IS IT OKAY FOR THE MAYOR
THE AUDITOR CAN COME IN. SO IS IT OKAY FOR THE MAYOR TO SAY, NO, I DON'T WANT THAT
SO IS IT OKAY FOR THE MAYOR TO SAY, NO, I DON'T WANT THAT AUDITED?
TO SAY, NO, I DON'T WANT THAT AUDITED? ABSOLUTELY.
AUDITED? ABSOLUTELY. AND I LOVE THE AUDITOR'S REPLY,
ABSOLUTELY. AND I LOVE THE AUDITOR'S REPLY, MAYOR JAMES, WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID
AND I LOVE THE AUDITOR'S REPLY, MAYOR JAMES, WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF?
MAYOR JAMES, WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF? BECAUSE THE MAYOR GOES TO SAY,
OF? BECAUSE THE MAYOR GOES TO SAY, WAIT A MINUTE, OUR CUSTOMER
BECAUSE THE MAYOR GOES TO SAY, WAIT A MINUTE, OUR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SURVEY SAID THAT
WAIT A MINUTE, OUR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SURVEY SAID THAT WE'RE DOING BETTER IN THE WATER
SATISFACTION SURVEY SAID THAT WE'RE DOING BETTER IN THE WATER DEPARTMENT, BUT THAT'S THE
WE'RE DOING BETTER IN THE WATER DEPARTMENT, BUT THAT'S THE RESULT OF ONE YEAR, AND I ASKED
DEPARTMENT, BUT THAT'S THE RESULT OF ONE YEAR, AND I ASKED THE MAYOR RIGHT HERE, WHAT ARE
RESULT OF ONE YEAR, AND I ASKED THE MAYOR RIGHT HERE, WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF EXCEPT THE AUDIT?
THE MAYOR RIGHT HERE, WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF EXCEPT THE AUDIT? QUICKLY.
YOU AFRAID OF EXCEPT THE AUDIT? QUICKLY. THE AUDITOR, STATE AUDITOR IS A
QUICKLY. THE AUDITOR, STATE AUDITOR IS A REPUBLICAN, AND I THINK THERE IS
THE AUDITOR, STATE AUDITOR IS A REPUBLICAN, AND I THINK THERE IS SOME FEAR THAT A REPUBLICAN
REPUBLICAN, AND I THINK THERE IS SOME FEAR THAT A REPUBLICAN WOULD COME IN FOR POLITICAL
SOME FEAR THAT A REPUBLICAN WOULD COME IN FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES TO TRY TO EMBARRASS THE
WOULD COME IN FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES TO TRY TO EMBARRASS THE MAYOR OF A HEAVILY DEMOCRATIC
PURPOSES TO TRY TO EMBARRASS THE MAYOR OF A HEAVILY DEMOCRATIC CITY.
MAYOR OF A HEAVILY DEMOCRATIC CITY. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MORE
CITY. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN 25 YEARS, DOWNTOWN KANSAS
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN 25 YEARS, DOWNTOWN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI IS GETTING A
THAN 25 YEARS, DOWNTOWN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI IS GETTING A BRAND NEW BUILT FROM SCRATCH
CITY, MISSOURI IS GETTING A BRAND NEW BUILT FROM SCRATCH HOTEL AND ALL WITHOUT TAX
BRAND NEW BUILT FROM SCRATCH HOTEL AND ALL WITHOUT TAX BREAKS.
HOTEL AND ALL WITHOUT TAX BREAKS. A TENNESSEE BASED DEVELOPER
BREAKS. A TENNESSEE BASED DEVELOPER PLANS TO BREAK GROUND EARLY NEXT
A TENNESSEE BASED DEVELOPER PLANS TO BREAK GROUND EARLY NEXT YEAR ON A 257-ROOM HOTEL IN THE
PLANS TO BREAK GROUND EARLY NEXT YEAR ON A 257-ROOM HOTEL IN THE CROSSROADS ARTS DISTRICT AT
YEAR ON A 257-ROOM HOTEL IN THE CROSSROADS ARTS DISTRICT AT 16th AND BALTIMORE.
CROSSROADS ARTS DISTRICT AT 16th AND BALTIMORE. HERE'S HOW THE STORY WAS
16th AND BALTIMORE. HERE'S HOW THE STORY WAS REPORTED ON NBC ACTION NEWS
HERE'S HOW THE STORY WAS REPORTED ON NBC ACTION NEWS EARLIER THIS WEEK.
REPORTED ON NBC ACTION NEWS EARLIER THIS WEEK. VERY EXCITING FOR THE
EARLIER THIS WEEK. VERY EXCITING FOR THE CROSSROADS FOR ALL KINDS OF
VERY EXCITING FOR THE CROSSROADS FOR ALL KINDS OF REASONS.
CROSSROADS FOR ALL KINDS OF REASONS. SUZIE ERIN, PRESIDENT OF THE
REASONS. SUZIE ERIN, PRESIDENT OF THE CROSSROADS COMMUNITY
SUZIE ERIN, PRESIDENT OF THE CROSSROADS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, IS ALREADY COUNTING
CROSSROADS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, IS ALREADY COUNTING THE WAYS A NEW HOTEL COULD FIT
ASSOCIATION, IS ALREADY COUNTING THE WAYS A NEW HOTEL COULD FIT INTO THE CITY'S ART DISTRICT.
THE WAYS A NEW HOTEL COULD FIT INTO THE CITY'S ART DISTRICT. WE HOPE THIS WILL BE A HIP
INTO THE CITY'S ART DISTRICT. WE HOPE THIS WILL BE A HIP HOTEL.
WE HOPE THIS WILL BE A HIP HOTEL. WE HOPE IT WILL HAVE LOTS OF
HOTEL. WE HOPE IT WILL HAVE LOTS OF GREAT ARTWORK AND A PLACE WHERE
WE HOPE IT WILL HAVE LOTS OF GREAT ARTWORK AND A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE WHO COME TO VISIT OUR
GREAT ARTWORK AND A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE WHO COME TO VISIT OUR GALLERIES AND PERFORMING ARTS
PEOPLE WHO COME TO VISIT OUR GALLERIES AND PERFORMING ARTS CENTER WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE A
GALLERIES AND PERFORMING ARTS CENTER WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE A PLACE TO STAY.
CENTER WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE A PLACE TO STAY. OKAY.
PLACE TO STAY. OKAY. IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE, KEVIN
OKAY. IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE, KEVIN COLLISON, THAT THIS IS THE FIRST
IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE, KEVIN COLLISON, THAT THIS IS THE FIRST HOTEL TO BE BUILT DOWNTOWN.
COLLISON, THAT THIS IS THE FIRST HOTEL TO BE BUILT DOWNTOWN. SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS
HOTEL TO BE BUILT DOWNTOWN. SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS BEING THE FIRST BUILT FROM
SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS BEING THE FIRST BUILT FROM CRACH, -- SCRATCH, NEVER EXISTED
BEING THE FIRST BUILT FROM CRACH, -- SCRATCH, NEVER EXISTED BEFORE HOTEL, RIGHT?
CRACH, -- SCRATCH, NEVER EXISTED BEFORE HOTEL, RIGHT? RIGHT.
BEFORE HOTEL, RIGHT? RIGHT. WE'VE HAD SEVERAL REHABS OF
RIGHT. WE'VE HAD SEVERAL REHABS OF OLDER BUILDINGS, LIKE THE
WE'VE HAD SEVERAL REHABS OF OLDER BUILDINGS, LIKE THE PRESIDENT'S HOTEL, WHICH WAS
OLDER BUILDINGS, LIKE THE PRESIDENT'S HOTEL, WHICH WAS BUILT IN THE '20s, SOME
PRESIDENT'S HOTEL, WHICH WAS BUILT IN THE '20s, SOME CONVERSIONS, BUT AN ACTUAL NEW,
BUILT IN THE '20s, SOME CONVERSIONS, BUT AN ACTUAL NEW, BUILT FROM THE GROUND UP
CONVERSIONS, BUT AN ACTUAL NEW, BUILT FROM THE GROUND UP STRUCTURE, WE HAVEN'T HAD, WHICH
BUILT FROM THE GROUND UP STRUCTURE, WE HAVEN'T HAD, WHICH I FOUND RATHER ASTONISHING,
STRUCTURE, WE HAVEN'T HAD, WHICH I FOUND RATHER ASTONISHING, SINCE 1985 WHEN THE VISTA
I FOUND RATHER ASTONISHING, SINCE 1985 WHEN THE VISTA INTERNATIONAL WAS BUILT, WHICH
SINCE 1985 WHEN THE VISTA INTERNATIONAL WAS BUILT, WHICH IS NOW THE DOWNTOWN MARRIOTT.
INTERNATIONAL WAS BUILT, WHICH IS NOW THE DOWNTOWN MARRIOTT. TELL US WHY IT IS THAT THE
IS NOW THE DOWNTOWN MARRIOTT. TELL US WHY IT IS THAT THE DEVELOPERS CAN SAY, WE'RE GOING
TELL US WHY IT IS THAT THE DEVELOPERS CAN SAY, WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS AND WE DON'T NEED ANY
DEVELOPERS CAN SAY, WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS AND WE DON'T NEED ANY TAX BREAKS.
TO DO THIS AND WE DON'T NEED ANY TAX BREAKS. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO PIN DOWN
TAX BREAKS. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO PIN DOWN THE DEVELOPER A LITTLE MORE
I'VE BEEN TRYING TO PIN DOWN THE DEVELOPER A LITTLE MORE ABOUT THIS, BUT THIS IS ALMOST
THE DEVELOPER A LITTLE MORE ABOUT THIS, BUT THIS IS ALMOST AS RADICAL IN ITS OWN WAY OF THE
ABOUT THIS, BUT THIS IS ALMOST AS RADICAL IN ITS OWN WAY OF THE FACT WE HAVEN'T HAD A NEW TOWER,
AS RADICAL IN ITS OWN WAY OF THE FACT WE HAVEN'T HAD A NEW TOWER, BECAUSE EVERY PROJECT BUILT IN
FACT WE HAVEN'T HAD A NEW TOWER, BECAUSE EVERY PROJECT BUILT IN THE URBAN CORE ASKS FOR TAX
BECAUSE EVERY PROJECT BUILT IN THE URBAN CORE ASKS FOR TAX INCREMENT FINANCING OR PROPERTY
THE URBAN CORE ASKS FOR TAX INCREMENT FINANCING OR PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENTS.
INCREMENT FINANCING OR PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENTS. THIS WOULD BE A CLASSIC.
TAX ABATEMENTS. THIS WOULD BE A CLASSIC. THEY'VE GOT TO TEAR DOWN, CLEAN
THIS WOULD BE A CLASSIC. THEY'VE GOT TO TEAR DOWN, CLEAN UP THE RUBBLE, BUILD STRUCTURED
THEY'VE GOT TO TEAR DOWN, CLEAN UP THE RUBBLE, BUILD STRUCTURED PARKING.
UP THE RUBBLE, BUILD STRUCTURED PARKING. THESE ARE ALL REASONS THE
PARKING. THESE ARE ALL REASONS THE DEVELOPERS SAY THEY WE NEED
THESE ARE ALL REASONS THE DEVELOPERS SAY THEY WE NEED THESE KIND OF INCENTIVES.
DEVELOPERS SAY THEY WE NEED THESE KIND OF INCENTIVES. I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THESE GUYS
THESE KIND OF INCENTIVES. I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THESE GUYS HAVE ARAB SHEIKS BEHIND THEM OR
I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THESE GUYS HAVE ARAB SHEIKS BEHIND THEM OR WHAT.
HAVE ARAB SHEIKS BEHIND THEM OR WHAT. I DID TALK TO THE BROKER WHO
WHAT. I DID TALK TO THE BROKER WHO SOLD THEM THE PROPERTY, AND
I DID TALK TO THE BROKER WHO SOLD THEM THE PROPERTY, AND WHITNEY IS VERY, VERY FAMILIAR
SOLD THEM THE PROPERTY, AND WHITNEY IS VERY, VERY FAMILIAR WITH LOCAL REAL ESTATE, BEEN
WHITNEY IS VERY, VERY FAMILIAR WITH LOCAL REAL ESTATE, BEEN AROUND A LONG TIME.
WITH LOCAL REAL ESTATE, BEEN AROUND A LONG TIME. HE WAS SAYING, WELL, PROGRAMS WE
AROUND A LONG TIME. HE WAS SAYING, WELL, PROGRAMS WE HAVE GOTTEN INTO SUCH A CULTURE
HE WAS SAYING, WELL, PROGRAMS WE HAVE GOTTEN INTO SUCH A CULTURE HERE OVER THE YEARS WHERE
HAVE GOTTEN INTO SUCH A CULTURE HERE OVER THE YEARS WHERE DEVELOPERS JUST TAKE IT FOR
HERE OVER THE YEARS WHERE DEVELOPERS JUST TAKE IT FOR GRANTED THAT IF I'M GOING TO DO
DEVELOPERS JUST TAKE IT FOR GRANTED THAT IF I'M GOING TO DO ANYTHING -- BECAUSE IRONICALLY
GRANTED THAT IF I'M GOING TO DO ANYTHING -- BECAUSE IRONICALLY THE SAME WEEK WE HEARD ABOUT
ANYTHING -- BECAUSE IRONICALLY THE SAME WEEK WE HEARD ABOUT THIS DEAL FROM TENNESSEE, LENEXA
THE SAME WEEK WE HEARD ABOUT THIS DEAL FROM TENNESSEE, LENEXA AND OLATHE BOTH APPROVED HOTEL
THIS DEAL FROM TENNESSEE, LENEXA AND OLATHE BOTH APPROVED HOTEL DEALS, VERY SIMILAR SIZE, TOTAL
AND OLATHE BOTH APPROVED HOTEL DEALS, VERY SIMILAR SIZE, TOTAL GREEN FIELD SUBURBAN
DEALS, VERY SIMILAR SIZE, TOTAL GREEN FIELD SUBURBAN DEVELOPMENTS ON VERY POPULAR
GREEN FIELD SUBURBAN DEVELOPMENTS ON VERY POPULAR CORRIDORS IN OUR SUBURBAN AREAS
DEVELOPMENTS ON VERY POPULAR CORRIDORS IN OUR SUBURBAN AREAS AND THEY'RE GETTING TIF HELP ON
CORRIDORS IN OUR SUBURBAN AREAS AND THEY'RE GETTING TIF HELP ON THOSE DEALS.
AND THEY'RE GETTING TIF HELP ON THOSE DEALS. I WONDER IF THESE GUYS ARE GOING
THOSE DEALS. I WONDER IF THESE GUYS ARE GOING TO --.
I WONDER IF THESE GUYS ARE GOING TO --. LENEXA AND OLATHE ARE MORE
TO --. LENEXA AND OLATHE ARE MORE DEPRIVED AREAS AND THEY PROBABLY
LENEXA AND OLATHE ARE MORE DEPRIVED AREAS AND THEY PROBABLY NEED THOSE.
DEPRIVED AREAS AND THEY PROBABLY NEED THOSE. I'M SURE THERE WAS ENORMOUS
NEED THOSE. I'M SURE THERE WAS ENORMOUS PANIC IN GUCHI WHEN THIS CAME
I'M SURE THERE WAS ENORMOUS PANIC IN GUCHI WHEN THIS CAME OUT, BECAUSE DEVELOPMENT LAWYERS
PANIC IN GUCHI WHEN THIS CAME OUT, BECAUSE DEVELOPMENT LAWYERS MAKE A LIVING ON PLAYING THESE
OUT, BECAUSE DEVELOPMENT LAWYERS MAKE A LIVING ON PLAYING THESE TAX BREAK GAMES FOR PROJECTS
MAKE A LIVING ON PLAYING THESE TAX BREAK GAMES FOR PROJECTS LIKE THIS, AND THIS NEW HOTEL,
TAX BREAK GAMES FOR PROJECTS LIKE THIS, AND THIS NEW HOTEL, IF IT'S SUCCESSFUL AND IS BUILT,
LIKE THIS, AND THIS NEW HOTEL, IF IT'S SUCCESSFUL AND IS BUILT, WILL REALLY GIVE ELECTED
IF IT'S SUCCESSFUL AND IS BUILT, WILL REALLY GIVE ELECTED OFFICIALS SOME PAUSE BEFORE THEY
WILL REALLY GIVE ELECTED OFFICIALS SOME PAUSE BEFORE THEY HAND OUT THESE KINDS OF BREAKS
OFFICIALS SOME PAUSE BEFORE THEY HAND OUT THESE KINDS OF BREAKS AND THAT COULD BE A PROBLEM
HAND OUT THESE KINDS OF BREAKS AND THAT COULD BE A PROBLEM GOING FORWARD.
AND THAT COULD BE A PROBLEM GOING FORWARD. THAT COULD BE A BIG PROBLEM
GOING FORWARD. THAT COULD BE A BIG PROBLEM FOR THE CONVENTION HOTEL THAT
THAT COULD BE A BIG PROBLEM FOR THE CONVENTION HOTEL THAT STILL HASN'T GOTTEN OFF THE
FOR THE CONVENTION HOTEL THAT STILL HASN'T GOTTEN OFF THE GROUND AND THEY WANT TO GET TAX
STILL HASN'T GOTTEN OFF THE GROUND AND THEY WANT TO GET TAX MONEY OR PUBLIC SUBSIDIES TO
GROUND AND THEY WANT TO GET TAX MONEY OR PUBLIC SUBSIDIES TO HELP.
MONEY OR PUBLIC SUBSIDIES TO HELP. MY GUESS IS THIS DEVELOPER SAW
HELP. MY GUESS IS THIS DEVELOPER SAW IT WAS A PRIME TIME TO MOVER
MY GUESS IS THIS DEVELOPER SAW IT WAS A PRIME TIME TO MOVER INTO KANSAS CITY.
IT WAS A PRIME TIME TO MOVER INTO KANSAS CITY. THE HOTEL IS GOING TO BE ALONG
INTO KANSAS CITY. THE HOTEL IS GOING TO BE ALONG THE LIGHT RAIL, STREETCAR.
THE HOTEL IS GOING TO BE ALONG THE LIGHT RAIL, STREETCAR. IT'S GOING TO BE WITHIN WALKING
THE LIGHT RAIL, STREETCAR. IT'S GOING TO BE WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF THE P AND L, SPRINT
IT'S GOING TO BE WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF THE P AND L, SPRINT CENTER AND KAUFFMAN CENTER, AND
DISTANCE OF THE P AND L, SPRINT CENTER AND KAUFFMAN CENTER, AND I THINK THEY PROBABLY THOUGHT,
CENTER AND KAUFFMAN CENTER, AND I THINK THEY PROBABLY THOUGHT, TRYING TO GO THROUGH THE PUBLIC
I THINK THEY PROBABLY THOUGHT, TRYING TO GO THROUGH THE PUBLIC SUBSIDIES WOULD SLOW THE PROJECT
TRYING TO GO THROUGH THE PUBLIC SUBSIDIES WOULD SLOW THE PROJECT DOWN.
SUBSIDIES WOULD SLOW THE PROJECT DOWN. THEY'VE GOT A DEFINITIVE DATE
DOWN. THEY'VE GOT A DEFINITIVE DATE THEY WANT IT UP AND RUNNING
THEY'VE GOT A DEFINITIVE DATE THEY WANT IT UP AND RUNNING 2015, SO TO THEM, THEY WANT TO
THEY WANT IT UP AND RUNNING 2015, SO TO THEM, THEY WANT TO START NOW AND GET UP.
2015, SO TO THEM, THEY WANT TO START NOW AND GET UP. IT'S THE ONLY TYPE OF BECAUSE
START NOW AND GET UP. IT'S THE ONLY TYPE OF BECAUSE TEAGUE -- BOUTIQUE HOTEL OF ITS
IT'S THE ONLY TYPE OF BECAUSE TEAGUE -- BOUTIQUE HOTEL OF ITS KIND HERE.
TEAGUE -- BOUTIQUE HOTEL OF ITS KIND HERE. AND THERE ARE SOME DEVELOPERS
KIND HERE. AND THERE ARE SOME DEVELOPERS OUT OF KENTUCKY WHO WANT TO DO
AND THERE ARE SOME DEVELOPERS OUT OF KENTUCKY WHO WANT TO DO THE SAVOY HOTEL.
OUT OF KENTUCKY WHO WANT TO DO THE SAVOY HOTEL. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PLACE, 120 SOME
THE SAVOY HOTEL. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PLACE, 120 SOME YEARS OLD, BUT NEEDS SERIOUS
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PLACE, 120 SOME YEARS OLD, BUT NEEDS SERIOUS WORK.
YEARS OLD, BUT NEEDS SERIOUS WORK. YOU GET A 300 ROOM HOTEL OR 250,
WORK. YOU GET A 300 ROOM HOTEL OR 250, 400 ADDITIONAL ROOMS, IT REALLY
YOU GET A 300 ROOM HOTEL OR 250, 400 ADDITIONAL ROOMS, IT REALLY DOES START TO RAISE QUESTIONS
400 ADDITIONAL ROOMS, IT REALLY DOES START TO RAISE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE WHOLE RATIONALE BEHIND
DOES START TO RAISE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE WHOLE RATIONALE BEHIND THE THOUSAND ROOM CONVENTION
ABOUT THE WHOLE RATIONALE BEHIND THE THOUSAND ROOM CONVENTION HOTEL, WHICH IS STILL A LONG
THE THOUSAND ROOM CONVENTION HOTEL, WHICH IS STILL A LONG WAYS FROM A DEAL THAT THE CITY
HOTEL, WHICH IS STILL A LONG WAYS FROM A DEAL THAT THE CITY WOULD FIND VIABLE, AND SO IT
WAYS FROM A DEAL THAT THE CITY WOULD FIND VIABLE, AND SO IT WILL BE FASCINATE, BECAUSE THERE
WOULD FIND VIABLE, AND SO IT WILL BE FASCINATE, BECAUSE THERE ARE OTHER HOTEL DEALS
WILL BE FASCINATE, BECAUSE THERE ARE OTHER HOTEL DEALS PERCOLATING OUT THERE, AS WELL.
ARE OTHER HOTEL DEALS PERCOLATING OUT THERE, AS WELL. SO YOU WOULDN'T NEED TO HAVE A
PERCOLATING OUT THERE, AS WELL. SO YOU WOULDN'T NEED TO HAVE A THOUSAND ROOM HOTEL WITH A BIG
SO YOU WOULDN'T NEED TO HAVE A THOUSAND ROOM HOTEL WITH A BIG PUBLIC SUBSIDY BECAUSE PEOPLE
THOUSAND ROOM HOTEL WITH A BIG PUBLIC SUBSIDY BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE COMING IN WITHOUT THE NEED
PUBLIC SUBSIDY BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE COMING IN WITHOUT THE NEED OF TAX BREAKS?
ARE COMING IN WITHOUT THE NEED OF TAX BREAKS? CAN I SAY QUICKLY, THE HOTEL
OF TAX BREAKS? CAN I SAY QUICKLY, THE HOTEL WITHOUT HELP IS BEING BUILT IN
CAN I SAY QUICKLY, THE HOTEL WITHOUT HELP IS BEING BUILT IN THE CROSSROADS WHICH IN ESSENCE
WITHOUT HELP IS BEING BUILT IN THE CROSSROADS WHICH IN ESSENCE GREW UP WITHOUT HELP AND
THE CROSSROADS WHICH IN ESSENCE GREW UP WITHOUT HELP AND CONTRAST THAT WITH THE POWER AND
GREW UP WITHOUT HELP AND CONTRAST THAT WITH THE POWER AND LIGHT DISTRICT.
CONTRAST THAT WITH THE POWER AND LIGHT DISTRICT. SPRINT ANNOUNCES IT'S
LIGHT DISTRICT. SPRINT ANNOUNCES IT'S CUTTING 800 JOBS THIS WEEK.
SPRINT ANNOUNCES IT'S CUTTING 800 JOBS THIS WEEK. IT'S THE LARGEST WORKFORCE
CUTTING 800 JOBS THIS WEEK. IT'S THE LARGEST WORKFORCE REDUCTION SINCE JAPANESE CELL
IT'S THE LARGEST WORKFORCE REDUCTION SINCE JAPANESE CELL PHONE PROVIDER SOFTBANK ACQUIRED
REDUCTION SINCE JAPANESE CELL PHONE PROVIDER SOFTBANK ACQUIRED A CONTROLLING STAKE IN THE
PHONE PROVIDER SOFTBANK ACQUIRED A CONTROLLING STAKE IN THE OVERLAND PARK BASED COMPANY LAST
A CONTROLLING STAKE IN THE OVERLAND PARK BASED COMPANY LAST MONTH.
OVERLAND PARK BASED COMPANY LAST MONTH. WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO MAKE OF
MONTH. WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO MAKE OF THIS NEWS?
WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO MAKE OF THIS NEWS? THE WORD WAS THIS WAS DONE
THIS NEWS? THE WORD WAS THIS WAS DONE BECAUSE THEY FINALLY HAVE GOTTEN
THE WORD WAS THIS WAS DONE BECAUSE THEY FINALLY HAVE GOTTEN PAST THIS DISASTROUS TEXT --
BECAUSE THEY FINALLY HAVE GOTTEN PAST THIS DISASTROUS TEXT -- NEXT NEXTEL DEAL.
PAST THIS DISASTROUS TEXT -- NEXT NEXTEL DEAL. THAT'S THE OFFICIAL VERSION OF
NEXT NEXTEL DEAL. THAT'S THE OFFICIAL VERSION OF WHAT'S GOING ON HERE, THAT
THAT'S THE OFFICIAL VERSION OF WHAT'S GOING ON HERE, THAT THEY'RE LOPPING THIS CUSTOMER
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE, THAT THEY'RE LOPPING THIS CUSTOMER SERVICE BECAUSE NEXTEL IS BEHIND
THEY'RE LOPPING THIS CUSTOMER SERVICE BECAUSE NEXTEL IS BEHIND THEM, THEY'VE CLEANED UP ALL OF
SERVICE BECAUSE NEXTEL IS BEHIND THEM, THEY'VE CLEANED UP ALL OF THAT.
THEM, THEY'VE CLEANED UP ALL OF THAT. WHETHER IT'S A WISE IDEA OR NOT,
THAT. WHETHER IT'S A WISE IDEA OR NOT, I'LL LET OTHER PEOPLE,
WHETHER IT'S A WISE IDEA OR NOT, I'LL LET OTHER PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY SPRINT CUSTOMERS,
I'LL LET OTHER PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY SPRINT CUSTOMERS, ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
PARTICULARLY SPRINT CUSTOMERS, ANSWER THAT QUESTION. BUT MOST OF THESE JOBS ARE
ANSWER THAT QUESTION. BUT MOST OF THESE JOBS ARE NOT GOING TO BE IN KANSAS CITY,
BUT MOST OF THESE JOBS ARE NOT GOING TO BE IN KANSAS CITY, THOUGH?
NOT GOING TO BE IN KANSAS CITY, THOUGH? IT WOULD APPEAR NONE OF THEM.
THOUGH? IT WOULD APPEAR NONE OF THEM. SPRINTS SAYS IT'S GOING TO
IT WOULD APPEAR NONE OF THEM. SPRINTS SAYS IT'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO KEEP THEIR EMPLOYEE
SPRINTS SAYS IT'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO KEEP THEIR EMPLOYEE WORK BASE AT ABOUT 40,000 FOLKS.
CONTINUE TO KEEP THEIR EMPLOYEE WORK BASE AT ABOUT 40,000 FOLKS. WE SAID WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT
WORK BASE AT ABOUT 40,000 FOLKS. WE SAID WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THIS MERGER ABOUT A MONTH AGO,
WE SAID WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THIS MERGER ABOUT A MONTH AGO, AND I SAID RIGHT THERE, LOOK,
THIS MERGER ABOUT A MONTH AGO, AND I SAID RIGHT THERE, LOOK, THESE MERGERS NEVER COME WITHOUT
AND I SAID RIGHT THERE, LOOK, THESE MERGERS NEVER COME WITHOUT LAYOFFS.
THESE MERGERS NEVER COME WITHOUT LAYOFFS. IT WAS INEVITABLE THAT WAS GOING
LAYOFFS. IT WAS INEVITABLE THAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN.
IT WAS INEVITABLE THAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. THE GOOD NEWS IS IT'S NOT KANSAS
TO HAPPEN. THE GOOD NEWS IS IT'S NOT KANSAS CITY JOBS AT THIS POINT.
THE GOOD NEWS IS IT'S NOT KANSAS CITY JOBS AT THIS POINT. THE FEAR IS, WHAT DOES THE
CITY JOBS AT THIS POINT. THE FEAR IS, WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD?
THE FEAR IS, WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD? THERE COULD BE JOBS HERE THAT
FUTURE HOLD? THERE COULD BE JOBS HERE THAT GOO FORWARD.
THERE COULD BE JOBS HERE THAT GOO FORWARD. I DON'T THINK WE'LL KNOW FOR A
GOO FORWARD. I DON'T THINK WE'LL KNOW FOR A YEAR OR MAYBE 24 MONTHS.
I DON'T THINK WE'LL KNOW FOR A YEAR OR MAYBE 24 MONTHS. MORE OF THE WEEK'S LOCAL
YEAR OR MAYBE 24 MONTHS. MORE OF THE WEEK'S LOCAL STORIES IN JUST A MOMENT, BUT
MORE OF THE WEEK'S LOCAL STORIES IN JUST A MOMENT, BUT FIRST THIS WEEK MARKS THE 50th
STORIES IN JUST A MOMENT, BUT FIRST THIS WEEK MARKS THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE MARCH ON
FIRST THIS WEEK MARKS THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON.
ANNIVERSARY OF THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON. AS PART OF A KCPT HIGH SCHOOL
WASHINGTON. AS PART OF A KCPT HIGH SCHOOL REPORTING PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
AS PART OF A KCPT HIGH SCHOOL REPORTING PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PASEO ACADEMY AND THE KANSAS
REPORTING PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PASEO ACADEMY AND THE KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI SCHOOL DISTRICT,
PASEO ACADEMY AND THE KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI SCHOOL DISTRICT, WE INVITED STUDENTS THERE TO
CITY, MISSOURI SCHOOL DISTRICT, WE INVITED STUDENTS THERE TO REFLECT ON THE LEGACY OF MARTIN
WE INVITED STUDENTS THERE TO REFLECT ON THE LEGACY OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR'S "I HAVE A
REFLECT ON THE LEGACY OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR'S "I HAVE A DREAM SPEECH".
IF HE WERE ALIVE, I THINK HE WOULD BE PRETTY PROUD OF THE STRIVES THAT AMERICA HAS MADE
WOULD BE PRETTY PROUD OF THE STRIVES THAT AMERICA HAS MADE FROM THE 1960S TO NOW.
STRIVES THAT AMERICA HAS MADE FROM THE 1960S TO NOW. WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE AN AFRICAN
FROM THE 1960S TO NOW. WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE AN AFRICAN AMERICAN PRESIDENT.
WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE AN AFRICAN AMERICAN PRESIDENT. BACK THEN, THAT WAS NOT
AMERICAN PRESIDENT. BACK THEN, THAT WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT WAS EVEN
BACK THEN, THAT WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT WAS EVEN THINKABLE, BUT NOW WE HAVE SO
SOMETHING THAT WAS EVEN THINKABLE, BUT NOW WE HAVE SO MANY MORE OPPORTUNITIES, EQUAL
THINKABLE, BUT NOW WE HAVE SO MANY MORE OPPORTUNITIES, EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR AFRICAN
MANY MORE OPPORTUNITIES, EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS AS WELL AS WHITE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS AS WELL AS WHITE PEOPLE.
AMERICANS AS WELL AS WHITE PEOPLE. I THINK HE WOULD BE PROUD BUT I
PEOPLE. I THINK HE WOULD BE PROUD BUT I ALSO THINK HE WOULD BE
I THINK HE WOULD BE PROUD BUT I ALSO THINK HE WOULD BE DISAPPOINTED IN SOME OF THE
ALSO THINK HE WOULD BE DISAPPOINTED IN SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE STILL HAPPENING
DISAPPOINTED IN SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE STILL HAPPENING WITHIN OUR COUNTRY, SUCH AS
THINGS THAT ARE STILL HAPPENING WITHIN OUR COUNTRY, SUCH AS BLACK A BLACK CRIME AND THINGS
WITHIN OUR COUNTRY, SUCH AS BLACK A BLACK CRIME AND THINGS OF THAT SORT.
BLACK A BLACK CRIME AND THINGS OF THAT SORT. THIS WOULD BE THE DAY WHEN
OF THAT SORT. THIS WOULD BE THE DAY WHEN ALL OF GOD'S CHILDREN WOULD BE
THIS WOULD BE THE DAY WHEN ALL OF GOD'S CHILDREN WOULD BE ABLE TO SING WITH NEW MEANING
ALL OF GOD'S CHILDREN WOULD BE ABLE TO SING WITH NEW MEANING "MY COUNTRY 'TIS OF THEE".
ABLE TO SING WITH NEW MEANING "MY COUNTRY 'TIS OF THEE". I FEEL LIKE HE WOULD BE
"MY COUNTRY 'TIS OF THEE". I FEEL LIKE HE WOULD BE ASHAMED BECAUSE HE WENT THROUGH
I FEEL LIKE HE WOULD BE ASHAMED BECAUSE HE WENT THROUGH ALL OF THAT WORK AND ALL OF THE
ASHAMED BECAUSE HE WENT THROUGH ALL OF THAT WORK AND ALL OF THE FIGHTING AND PEOPLE GETTING HURT
ALL OF THAT WORK AND ALL OF THE FIGHTING AND PEOPLE GETTING HURT DYING AND WHATEVER, AND EVERY
FIGHTING AND PEOPLE GETTING HURT DYING AND WHATEVER, AND EVERY TOOK IT FOR GRANTED.
DYING AND WHATEVER, AND EVERY TOOK IT FOR GRANTED. NOBODY REALLY HAS CHANGED.
TOOK IT FOR GRANTED. NOBODY REALLY HAS CHANGED. LET FREEDOM RING FROM THE
NOBODY REALLY HAS CHANGED. LET FREEDOM RING FROM THE MIGHTY MOUNTAINS OF NEW YORK,
LET FREEDOM RING FROM THE MIGHTY MOUNTAINS OF NEW YORK, LET FREEDOM RING FROM THE
MIGHTY MOUNTAINS OF NEW YORK, LET FREEDOM RING FROM THE ALLEGHENY'S IN PENNSYLVANIA.
LET FREEDOM RING FROM THE ALLEGHENY'S IN PENNSYLVANIA. THERE IS MORE INTEGRATED
ALLEGHENY'S IN PENNSYLVANIA. THERE IS MORE INTEGRATED SCHOOLS AND PLACES, SUCH AS JOBS
THERE IS MORE INTEGRATED SCHOOLS AND PLACES, SUCH AS JOBS AND WORK SPACES.
SCHOOLS AND PLACES, SUCH AS JOBS AND WORK SPACES. IT'S INTEGRATED AND NOT
AND WORK SPACES. IT'S INTEGRATED AND NOT SEGREGATED.
IT'S INTEGRATED AND NOT SEGREGATED. SO IN THAT ASPECT, I DO BELIEVE
SEGREGATED. SO IN THAT ASPECT, I DO BELIEVE HIS DREAM HAS BEEN ACHIEVED, BUT
SO IN THAT ASPECT, I DO BELIEVE HIS DREAM HAS BEEN ACHIEVED, BUT AS FOR A DREAM WHERE PEOPLE
HIS DREAM HAS BEEN ACHIEVED, BUT AS FOR A DREAM WHERE PEOPLE WOULD NOT HAVE DISCRIMINATORY
AS FOR A DREAM WHERE PEOPLE WOULD NOT HAVE DISCRIMINATORY MINDS, I DON'T THINK THAT THAT'S
WOULD NOT HAVE DISCRIMINATORY MINDS, I DON'T THINK THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN BE ACHIEVED.
MINDS, I DON'T THINK THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN BE ACHIEVED. YOU CAN'T CHANGE THE WAY
SOMETHING THAT CAN BE ACHIEVED. YOU CAN'T CHANGE THE WAY EVERYONE THINKS.
YOU CAN'T CHANGE THE WAY EVERYONE THINKS. STUDENTS FROM THE PASEO
EVERYONE THINKS. STUDENTS FROM THE PASEO ACADEMY IN THE KANSAS CITY,
STUDENTS FROM THE PASEO ACADEMY IN THE KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI SCHOOL DISTRICT NOW
ACADEMY IN THE KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI SCHOOL DISTRICT NOW WORKING WITH KCPT AS PART OF A
MISSOURI SCHOOL DISTRICT NOW WORKING WITH KCPT AS PART OF A NEW HIGH SCHOOL REPORTING
WORKING WITH KCPT AS PART OF A NEW HIGH SCHOOL REPORTING PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PBS
NEW HIGH SCHOOL REPORTING PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PBS NEWSHOUR STUDENT REPORTING
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PBS NEWSHOUR STUDENT REPORTING PROJECT.
NEWSHOUR STUDENT REPORTING PROJECT. YOU CAN LEARN MORE AT THE WEEK
PROJECT. YOU CAN LEARN MORE AT THE WEEK IN REVIEW PAGE AT CS --
YOU CAN LEARN MORE AT THE WEEK IN REVIEW PAGE AT CS -- KCPT.ORG.
IN REVIEW PAGE AT CS -- KCPT.ORG. CAN ONE CONGRESSMAN KILL THE
KCPT.ORG. CAN ONE CONGRESSMAN KILL THE $1.2 BILLION PLAN FOR A NEW
CAN ONE CONGRESSMAN KILL THE $1.2 BILLION PLAN FOR A NEW SINGLE TERMINAL AT KCI AIRPORT?
$1.2 BILLION PLAN FOR A NEW SINGLE TERMINAL AT KCI AIRPORT? A FRONT PAGE STORY IN THE KANSAS
SINGLE TERMINAL AT KCI AIRPORT? A FRONT PAGE STORY IN THE KANSAS CITY STAR THIS WEEK REPORTS THAT
A FRONT PAGE STORY IN THE KANSAS CITY STAR THIS WEEK REPORTS THAT KANSAS CITY AREA PUBLIC CAN
CITY STAR THIS WEEK REPORTS THAT KANSAS CITY AREA PUBLIC CAN CONGRESSMAN SAM GRAIRVEG IS AN
KANSAS CITY AREA PUBLIC CAN CONGRESSMAN SAM GRAIRVEG IS AN OBSTACLE.
CONGRESSMAN SAM GRAIRVEG IS AN OBSTACLE. GRAVES HOLD A SEAT ON THE
OBSTACLE. GRAVES HOLD A SEAT ON THE AVIATION SUBCOMMITTEE IN THE
GRAVES HOLD A SEAT ON THE AVIATION SUBCOMMITTEE IN THE HOUSE AND COULD USE HIS
AVIATION SUBCOMMITTEE IN THE HOUSE AND COULD USE HIS INFLUENCE TO CAUSE BUREAUCRATIC
HOUSE AND COULD USE HIS INFLUENCE TO CAUSE BUREAUCRATIC DELAYS THAT COULD STRETCH OUT
INFLUENCE TO CAUSE BUREAUCRATIC DELAYS THAT COULD STRETCH OUT THE APPROVAL PROS -- PROCESS FOR
DELAYS THAT COULD STRETCH OUT THE APPROVAL PROS -- PROCESS FOR YEARS.
THE APPROVAL PROS -- PROCESS FOR YEARS. CAN THIS PLAN MOVE FORWARD
YEARS. CAN THIS PLAN MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT CONGRESSMAN GRAVES
CAN THIS PLAN MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT CONGRESSMAN GRAVES SPORT?
WITHOUT CONGRESSMAN GRAVES SPORT? THE ANSWER IS YES.
SPORT? THE ANSWER IS YES. MOST PEOPLE WILL TELL YOU NO ONE
THE ANSWER IS YES. MOST PEOPLE WILL TELL YOU NO ONE CONGRESSMAN, EVEN SAM GRAVES,
MOST PEOPLE WILL TELL YOU NO ONE CONGRESSMAN, EVEN SAM GRAVES, CAN KILL THIS PROJECT OUTRIGHT,
CONGRESSMAN, EVEN SAM GRAVES, CAN KILL THIS PROJECT OUTRIGHT, BUT HE CAN SURE MAKE IT
CAN KILL THIS PROJECT OUTRIGHT, BUT HE CAN SURE MAKE IT DIFFICULT.
BUT HE CAN SURE MAKE IT DIFFICULT. AT LEAST AT SOME LEVEL, SOME
DIFFICULT. AT LEAST AT SOME LEVEL, SOME PEOPLE OUT THERE STILL THINK
AT LEAST AT SOME LEVEL, SOME PEOPLE OUT THERE STILL THINK THEY HAVE A SHOT AT SOME MONEY.
PEOPLE OUT THERE STILL THINK THEY HAVE A SHOT AT SOME MONEY. HE COULD STRETCH OUT THE
THEY HAVE A SHOT AT SOME MONEY. HE COULD STRETCH OUT THE BUREAUCRATIC PROCESS, AS WE
HE COULD STRETCH OUT THE BUREAUCRATIC PROCESS, AS WE DISCUSSED, BUT I THINK THEY'RE
BUREAUCRATIC PROCESS, AS WE DISCUSSED, BUT I THINK THEY'RE MOST WORRIED THAT HE COULD SORT
DISCUSSED, BUT I THINK THEY'RE MOST WORRIED THAT HE COULD SORT OF LEAD THE OPPOSITION, THAT
MOST WORRIED THAT HE COULD SORT OF LEAD THE OPPOSITION, THAT HE'S SMART ENOUGH, UNDERSTANDS
OF LEAD THE OPPOSITION, THAT HE'S SMART ENOUGH, UNDERSTANDS THE POLITICS OF THE AREA THAT HE
HE'S SMART ENOUGH, UNDERSTANDS THE POLITICS OF THE AREA THAT HE COULD BE AN ORGANIZING FACTOR OF
THE POLITICS OF THE AREA THAT HE COULD BE AN ORGANIZING FACTOR OF OPPONENTS OF THIS PROJECT.
COULD BE AN ORGANIZING FACTOR OF OPPONENTS OF THIS PROJECT. LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER ON
OPPONENTS OF THIS PROJECT. LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER ON THE HALF CENT TAX, THE CLIMB IS
LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER ON THE HALF CENT TAX, THE CLIMB IS PRETTY STEEP, AND IF YOU HAVE A
THE HALF CENT TAX, THE CLIMB IS PRETTY STEEP, AND IF YOU HAVE A MAINLY OBSTACLE LIKE WITH SAM
PRETTY STEEP, AND IF YOU HAVE A MAINLY OBSTACLE LIKE WITH SAM GRAVES, IT GETS STEEPER.
MAINLY OBSTACLE LIKE WITH SAM GRAVES, IT GETS STEEPER. WHAT I THINK ABOUT THAT
GRAVES, IT GETS STEEPER. WHAT I THINK ABOUT THAT STORY, I THINK IT'S IRONIC THAT
WHAT I THINK ABOUT THAT STORY, I THINK IT'S IRONIC THAT A GUY WHO LIVES IN TARK YO HAS
STORY, I THINK IT'S IRONIC THAT A GUY WHO LIVES IN TARK YO HAS SO MUCH -- TARKIO HAS SO MUCH
A GUY WHO LIVES IN TARK YO HAS SO MUCH -- TARKIO HAS SO MUCH INFLUENCE ON PEOPLE ON AN
SO MUCH -- TARKIO HAS SO MUCH INFLUENCE ON PEOPLE ON AN AIRPORT USED BY 2 MILLION
INFLUENCE ON PEOPLE ON AN AIRPORT USED BY 2 MILLION PEOPLE.
AIRPORT USED BY 2 MILLION PEOPLE. WHAT WAS FASCINATING IS THE LACK
PEOPLE. WHAT WAS FASCINATING IS THE LACK OF ENTHUSIASM BY THE OTHER
WHAT WAS FASCINATING IS THE LACK OF ENTHUSIASM BY THE OTHER CONGRESS MEN AND SENATORS.
OF ENTHUSIASM BY THE OTHER CONGRESS MEN AND SENATORS. INCLUDING CLAIRE MCCASKILL.
CONGRESS MEN AND SENATORS. INCLUDING CLAIRE MCCASKILL. INCLUDE MCCASKILL, CLEAVER.
INCLUDING CLAIRE MCCASKILL. INCLUDE MCCASKILL, CLEAVER. IN OTHER CITIES WHERE THEY HAVE
INCLUDE MCCASKILL, CLEAVER. IN OTHER CITIES WHERE THEY HAVE MOVED FORWARD, THE CONGRESS
IN OTHER CITIES WHERE THEY HAVE MOVED FORWARD, THE CONGRESS PEOPLE ARE OFTEN SOME OF THE
MOVED FORWARD, THE CONGRESS PEOPLE ARE OFTEN SOME OF THE BIGGEST CHEER -- CHEERLEADERS
PEOPLE ARE OFTEN SOME OF THE BIGGEST CHEER -- CHEERLEADERS AND PROPONENTS OF IT.
BIGGEST CHEER -- CHEERLEADERS AND PROPONENTS OF IT. I THOUGHT THAT WAS JUST AS
AND PROPONENTS OF IT. I THOUGHT THAT WAS JUST AS INTERESTING, THE LUKEWARM
I THOUGHT THAT WAS JUST AS INTERESTING, THE LUKEWARM ATTITUDE OF THE OTHER PEOPLE.
INTERESTING, THE LUKEWARM ATTITUDE OF THE OTHER PEOPLE. THE FAA IS AN EXECUTIVE BRANCH
ATTITUDE OF THE OTHER PEOPLE. THE FAA IS AN EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICE.
THE FAA IS AN EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICE. IT CERTAINLY IS NOT UNDER
OFFICE. IT CERTAINLY IS NOT UNDER DIRECTLY THE CONGRESS, BUT NOT
IT CERTAINLY IS NOT UNDER DIRECTLY THE CONGRESS, BUT NOT HAVING THAT KIND OF POLITICAL
DIRECTLY THE CONGRESS, BUT NOT HAVING THAT KIND OF POLITICAL SUPPORT --.
HAVING THAT KIND OF POLITICAL SUPPORT --. DOESN'T IT NEED THAT TYPE OF
SUPPORT --. DOESN'T IT NEED THAT TYPE OF FEDERAL SUPPORT, FEDERAL MONEY
DOESN'T IT NEED THAT TYPE OF FEDERAL SUPPORT, FEDERAL MONEY TO MOVE FORD, STACEY?
FEDERAL SUPPORT, FEDERAL MONEY TO MOVE FORD, STACEY? THEY'RE SAYING RIGHT NOW THEY
TO MOVE FORD, STACEY? THEY'RE SAYING RIGHT NOW THEY DON'T, THAT THEY'RE USING MONEY
THEY'RE SAYING RIGHT NOW THEY DON'T, THAT THEY'RE USING MONEY APART FROM THE FEDS, BUT THE
DON'T, THAT THEY'RE USING MONEY APART FROM THE FEDS, BUT THE OTHER THING INTERESTING THAT
APART FROM THE FEDS, BUT THE OTHER THING INTERESTING THAT THEY NEED NEED TO GO FORWARD IS
OTHER THING INTERESTING THAT THEY NEED NEED TO GO FORWARD IS SUPPORT FROM THE AIRLINES, AND
THEY NEED NEED TO GO FORWARD IS SUPPORT FROM THE AIRLINES, AND GRAVES AND HIS STAFF HAVE THE
SUPPORT FROM THE AIRLINES, AND GRAVES AND HIS STAFF HAVE THE AIRLINES' EAR, AND THEY'RE KIND
GRAVES AND HIS STAFF HAVE THE AIRLINES' EAR, AND THEY'RE KIND OF BALKING AS WELL.
AIRLINES' EAR, AND THEY'RE KIND OF BALKING AS WELL. WHY IS TEXAS GOVERNOR RICK
OF BALKING AS WELL. WHY IS TEXAS GOVERNOR RICK PERRY CAUSING IS SO MUCH UPROAR
WHY IS TEXAS GOVERNOR RICK PERRY CAUSING IS SO MUCH UPROAR THIS WEEK IN THE STATE OF
PERRY CAUSING IS SO MUCH UPROAR THIS WEEK IN THE STATE OF MISSOURI?
THIS WEEK IN THE STATE OF MISSOURI? COULD IT BE BECAUSE HE'S
MISSOURI? COULD IT BE BECAUSE HE'S APPEARING IN TV ADS ACROSS THE
COULD IT BE BECAUSE HE'S APPEARING IN TV ADS ACROSS THE SHOW ME STATE THAT ARE TRYING TO
APPEARING IN TV ADS ACROSS THE SHOW ME STATE THAT ARE TRYING TO LURE MISSOURI BUSINESSES TO SET
SHOW ME STATE THAT ARE TRYING TO LURE MISSOURI BUSINESSES TO SET UP SHOP IN TAX?
LURE MISSOURI BUSINESSES TO SET UP SHOP IN TAX? WHY DO MORE JOBS AND
UP SHOP IN TAX? WHY DO MORE JOBS AND BUSINESSES MOVE TO TAX THAN ANY
WHY DO MORE JOBS AND BUSINESSES MOVE TO TAX THAN ANY OTHER STATE?
BUSINESSES MOVE TO TAX THAN ANY OTHER STATE? TEXAS AWARDS SUCCESS WITH NO
OTHER STATE? TEXAS AWARDS SUCCESS WITH NO STATE INCOME TAX.
TEXAS AWARDS SUCCESS WITH NO STATE INCOME TAX. I BROUGHT 1200 JOBS FROM
STATE INCOME TAX. I BROUGHT 1200 JOBS FROM CHINA TO TEXAS.
I BROUGHT 1200 JOBS FROM CHINA TO TEXAS. THE OPPORTUNITIES ARE PLENTIFUL
CHINA TO TEXAS. THE OPPORTUNITIES ARE PLENTIFUL AND REGULATIONS ARE FAIR.
THE OPPORTUNITIES ARE PLENTIFUL AND REGULATIONS ARE FAIR. WE HAVE OVER A HALF MILLION
AND REGULATIONS ARE FAIR. WE HAVE OVER A HALF MILLION WOMEN OWNED BUSINESS.
WE HAVE OVER A HALF MILLION WOMEN OWNED BUSINESS. PERRY'S PRESENCE IN MISSOURI
WOMEN OWNED BUSINESS. PERRY'S PRESENCE IN MISSOURI HAS NOT BEEN WELCOMED BY
PERRY'S PRESENCE IN MISSOURI HAS NOT BEEN WELCOMED BY GOVERNOR JAY NIXON WHO IS
HAS NOT BEEN WELCOMED BY GOVERNOR JAY NIXON WHO IS RUNNING RADIO ADS BLASTING THE
GOVERNOR JAY NIXON WHO IS RUNNING RADIO ADS BLASTING THE TEXAS GOVERNOR.
RUNNING RADIO ADS BLASTING THE TEXAS GOVERNOR. YOU MAY HAVE HEARD GOVERNOR
TEXAS GOVERNOR. YOU MAY HAVE HEARD GOVERNOR RICK PERRY IS TAKING SHOTS AT
YOU MAY HAVE HEARD GOVERNOR RICK PERRY IS TAKING SHOTS AT HIMSELF.
RICK PERRY IS TAKING SHOTS AT HIMSELF. HE'LL LEARN, YOU DON'T MESS WITH
HIMSELF. HE'LL LEARN, YOU DON'T MESS WITH FOLKS HERE IN THE SHOW-ME STATE.
HE'LL LEARN, YOU DON'T MESS WITH FOLKS HERE IN THE SHOW-ME STATE. FIRST, IS IT UNUSUAL FOR A
FOLKS HERE IN THE SHOW-ME STATE. FIRST, IS IT UNUSUAL FOR A GOVERNOR TO BE LAUNCHING A TV
FIRST, IS IT UNUSUAL FOR A GOVERNOR TO BE LAUNCHING A TV ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN IN ANOTHER
GOVERNOR TO BE LAUNCHING A TV ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN IN ANOTHER STATE WITH THE EXPRESSED
ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN IN ANOTHER STATE WITH THE EXPRESSED PURPOSES OF GETTING THE
STATE WITH THE EXPRESSED PURPOSES OF GETTING THE BUSINESSES TO MOVE.
PURPOSES OF GETTING THE BUSINESSES TO MOVE. PERRY HAS BEEN DOING THIS NOT
BUSINESSES TO MOVE. PERRY HAS BEEN DOING THIS NOT ONLY IN MISSOURI BUT SEVERAL
PERRY HAS BEEN DOING THIS NOT ONLY IN MISSOURI BUT SEVERAL OTHER STATES AROUND HERE.
ONLY IN MISSOURI BUT SEVERAL OTHER STATES AROUND HERE. WHAT IS REALLY FASCINATING, HE
OTHER STATES AROUND HERE. WHAT IS REALLY FASCINATING, HE IS KIND OF A GIANT CHESS PIECE
WHAT IS REALLY FASCINATING, HE IS KIND OF A GIANT CHESS PIECE BETWEEN GAMES GOING ON BETWEEN
IS KIND OF A GIANT CHESS PIECE BETWEEN GAMES GOING ON BETWEEN STERN POW EARLFUL ST. LOUIS
BETWEEN GAMES GOING ON BETWEEN STERN POW EARLFUL ST. LOUIS PEOPLE PEOPLE, BY THE NAME OF
STERN POW EARLFUL ST. LOUIS PEOPLE PEOPLE, BY THE NAME OF REX.
PEOPLE PEOPLE, BY THE NAME OF REX. IT'S BEEN QUITE AN INTERESTING
REX. IT'S BEEN QUITE AN INTERESTING BATTLE GOING ON.
IT'S BEEN QUITE AN INTERESTING BATTLE GOING ON. BUT HE ALSO APPEARS AT THE
BATTLE GOING ON. BUT HE ALSO APPEARS AT THE MISSOURI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AT
BUT HE ALSO APPEARS AT THE MISSOURI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AT A KEYNOTE SPEAKER TO TRY AND
MISSOURI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AT A KEYNOTE SPEAKER TO TRY AND ALSO LOBBY LAWMAKERS TO TRY AND
A KEYNOTE SPEAKER TO TRY AND ALSO LOBBY LAWMAKERS TO TRY AND GET THEM TO OVERRIDE GOVERNOR
ALSO LOBBY LAWMAKERS TO TRY AND GET THEM TO OVERRIDE GOVERNOR NIXON'S VETO OF A MAJOR TAX
GET THEM TO OVERRIDE GOVERNOR NIXON'S VETO OF A MAJOR TAX BILL.
NIXON'S VETO OF A MAJOR TAX BILL. WHICH IS LOGICALLY
BILL. WHICH IS LOGICALLY INCONSISTENT, NICK, BECAUSE IF
WHICH IS LOGICALLY INCONSISTENT, NICK, BECAUSE IF YOU WANT BUSINESSES TO MOVE TO
INCONSISTENT, NICK, BECAUSE IF YOU WANT BUSINESSES TO MOVE TO TEXAS, YOU WOULD WANT THAT VETO
YOU WANT BUSINESSES TO MOVE TO TEXAS, YOU WOULD WANT THAT VETO SUSTAINED AND TAXES HIGH.
TEXAS, YOU WOULD WANT THAT VETO SUSTAINED AND TAXES HIGH. THAT'S ONE ISSUE.
SUSTAINED AND TAXES HIGH. THAT'S ONE ISSUE. HE'S DOING THIS IN OTHER STATES.
THAT'S ONE ISSUE. HE'S DOING THIS IN OTHER STATES. THERE IS A BROAD EFFORT ACROSS
HE'S DOING THIS IN OTHER STATES. THERE IS A BROAD EFFORT ACROSS SOUTHERN STATES PRIMARILY TO
THERE IS A BROAD EFFORT ACROSS SOUTHERN STATES PRIMARILY TO LOWER TAXES, OKLAHOMA, SOUTH
SOUTHERN STATES PRIMARILY TO LOWER TAXES, OKLAHOMA, SOUTH CAROLINA, NEBRASKA, OTHER
LOWER TAXES, OKLAHOMA, SOUTH CAROLINA, NEBRASKA, OTHER PLACES.
CAROLINA, NEBRASKA, OTHER PLACES. MONTH IS -- MISSOURI IS NOW THE
PLACES. MONTH IS -- MISSOURI IS NOW THE BATTLEGROUND FOR THAT.
MONTH IS -- MISSOURI IS NOW THE BATTLEGROUND FOR THAT. THAT'S ALL WE HAVE TIME FOR.
BATTLEGROUND FOR THAT. THAT'S ALL WE HAVE TIME FOR. DAVE, STACEY, AND KEVIN, THANKS
THAT'S ALL WE HAVE TIME FOR. DAVE, STACEY, AND KEVIN, THANKS FOR BEING WITH US ON THIS LABOR
DAVE, STACEY, AND KEVIN, THANKS FOR BEING WITH US ON THIS LABOR DAY ADDITION OF THE PROGRAM.
FOR BEING WITH US ON THIS LABOR DAY ADDITION OF THE PROGRAM. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US.
DAY ADDITION OF THE PROGRAM. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US. HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US. HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND. I'M NIBLG NICK HAINES NICK.
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND. I'M NIBLG NICK HAINES NICK. FROM ALL OF US HERE AT KCPT,
I'M NIBLG NICK HAINES NICK. FROM ALL OF US HERE AT KCPT, THANKS FOR SPENDING PART OF YOUR
FROM ALL OF US HERE AT KCPT, THANKS FOR SPENDING PART OF YOUR WEEKEND WITH US.