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IT'S NOW BEEN SIX WEEKS SINCE AMERICANS WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
AMERICANS WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ENROLL IN NEW HEALTH CARE
INSURANCE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ENROLL IN NEW HEALTH CARE EXCHANGES AS PART OF THE
ENROLL IN NEW HEALTH CARE EXCHANGES AS PART OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.
EXCHANGES AS PART OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT. WHILE THERE HAVE BEEN LOTS OF
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT. WHILE THERE HAVE BEEN LOTS OF REPORTS OF TECHNICAL GLITCHES
WHILE THERE HAVE BEEN LOTS OF REPORTS OF TECHNICAL GLITCHES AND HUGE OBSTACLES FOR CONSUMERS
REPORTS OF TECHNICAL GLITCHES AND HUGE OBSTACLES FOR CONSUMERS TRYING TO SIGN UP ON THE
AND HUGE OBSTACLES FOR CONSUMERS TRYING TO SIGN UP ON THE HEALTHCARE.GOV WEBSITE, THIS
TRYING TO SIGN UP ON THE HEALTHCARE.GOV WEBSITE, THIS WEEK THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
HEALTHCARE.GOV WEBSITE, THIS WEEK THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELEASES FOR THE FIRST TIME
WEEK THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELEASES FOR THE FIRST TIME LOCAL FIGURES ON THE NUMBER OF
RELEASES FOR THE FIRST TIME LOCAL FIGURES ON THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE PURCHASING PLANS.
LOCAL FIGURES ON THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE PURCHASING PLANS. HERE ARE THOSE NUMBERS.
PEOPLE PURCHASING PLANS. HERE ARE THOSE NUMBERS. IN KANSAS, 371.
HERE ARE THOSE NUMBERS. IN KANSAS, 371. IN MISSOURI, 751.
IN KANSAS, 371. IN MISSOURI, 751. STEVE KRASKE, IS THAT BETTER OR
IN MISSOURI, 751. STEVE KRASKE, IS THAT BETTER OR WORSE OR ABOUT THE SAME THAN THE
STEVE KRASKE, IS THAT BETTER OR WORSE OR ABOUT THE SAME THAN THE REST OF THE COUNTRY?
WORSE OR ABOUT THE SAME THAN THE REST OF THE COUNTRY? WELL, THAT'S A LITTLE WORSE
REST OF THE COUNTRY? WELL, THAT'S A LITTLE WORSE THAN THE REST OF THE COUNTRY.
WELL, THAT'S A LITTLE WORSE THAN THE REST OF THE COUNTRY. THOSE ARE BREATHTAKING NUMBERS,
THAN THE REST OF THE COUNTRY. THOSE ARE BREATHTAKING NUMBERS, NICK.
THOSE ARE BREATHTAKING NUMBERS, NICK. I MEAN, BASICALLY 26 PEOPLE OR
NICK. I MEAN, BASICALLY 26 PEOPLE OR WHATEVER THE NUMBERS WERE,
I MEAN, BASICALLY 26 PEOPLE OR WHATEVER THE NUMBERS WERE, PEOPLE SIGNING UP FOR THIS PLAN.
WHATEVER THE NUMBERS WERE, PEOPLE SIGNING UP FOR THIS PLAN. I LOOK AT THE WORLD THROUGH A
PEOPLE SIGNING UP FOR THIS PLAN. I LOOK AT THE WORLD THROUGH A POLITICAL PRISM TO A FAULT HERE.
I LOOK AT THE WORLD THROUGH A POLITICAL PRISM TO A FAULT HERE. IT JUST SEEMS TO ME, COMING OUT
POLITICAL PRISM TO A FAULT HERE. IT JUST SEEMS TO ME, COMING OUT OF THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN VOTE
IT JUST SEEMS TO ME, COMING OUT OF THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN VOTE A FEW WEEKS AGO, THE REPUBLICANS
OF THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN VOTE A FEW WEEKS AGO, THE REPUBLICANS WERE IN A WORLD OF HURT, AND NOW
A FEW WEEKS AGO, THE REPUBLICANS WERE IN A WORLD OF HURT, AND NOW THE SITUATION HAS JUST FLIPPED
WERE IN A WORLD OF HURT, AND NOW THE SITUATION HAS JUST FLIPPED ENTIRELY.
THE SITUATION HAS JUST FLIPPED ENTIRELY. DEMOCRATS BEING HAMMERED DAILY
ENTIRELY. DEMOCRATS BEING HAMMERED DAILY ABOUT THE INABILITY OF THIS
DEMOCRATS BEING HAMMERED DAILY ABOUT THE INABILITY OF THIS ADMINISTRATION TO GET THIS
ABOUT THE INABILITY OF THIS ADMINISTRATION TO GET THIS ROLLOUT RIGHT.
ADMINISTRATION TO GET THIS ROLLOUT RIGHT. NOW NEW WARNING SIGNS THAT THE
ROLLOUT RIGHT. NOW NEW WARNING SIGNS THAT THE WEBSITE WILL NOT BE READY BY
NOW NEW WARNING SIGNS THAT THE WEBSITE WILL NOT BE READY BY DECEMBER 1st, AS WAS PROMISED
WEBSITE WILL NOT BE READY BY DECEMBER 1st, AS WAS PROMISED A FEW WEEKS AGO BY HHS SECRETARY
DECEMBER 1st, AS WAS PROMISED A FEW WEEKS AGO BY HHS SECRETARY KATHLEEN SEBELIUS.
A FEW WEEKS AGO BY HHS SECRETARY KATHLEEN SEBELIUS. THE ADMINISTRATION STILL
KATHLEEN SEBELIUS. THE ADMINISTRATION STILL STRUGGLING HERE.
THE ADMINISTRATION STILL STRUGGLING HERE. REPUBLICANS EVERY DAY HAVING A
STRUGGLING HERE. REPUBLICANS EVERY DAY HAVING A FIELD DAY OVER THIS ISSUE.
REPUBLICANS EVERY DAY HAVING A FIELD DAY OVER THIS ISSUE. IT'S MAKING DEMOCRATS VERY
FIELD DAY OVER THIS ISSUE. IT'S MAKING DEMOCRATS VERY NERVOUS HEADING INTO AN ELECTION
IT'S MAKING DEMOCRATS VERY NERVOUS HEADING INTO AN ELECTION YEAR, WHICH IS NEXT YEAR.
NERVOUS HEADING INTO AN ELECTION YEAR, WHICH IS NEXT YEAR. DAVE HELLING, YOU REPORTED
YEAR, WHICH IS NEXT YEAR. DAVE HELLING, YOU REPORTED THIS WEEK ABOUT THE SHEPHERD
DAVE HELLING, YOU REPORTED THIS WEEK ABOUT THE SHEPHERD CENTER OF KANSAS CITY THAT
THIS WEEK ABOUT THE SHEPHERD CENTER OF KANSAS CITY THAT RECEIVED FEDERAL FUNDING AS A
CENTER OF KANSAS CITY THAT RECEIVED FEDERAL FUNDING AS A HEALTH CARE NAVIGATING GROUP TO
RECEIVED FEDERAL FUNDING AS A HEALTH CARE NAVIGATING GROUP TO HELP CONSUMERS SIGN UP FOR
HEALTH CARE NAVIGATING GROUP TO HELP CONSUMERS SIGN UP FOR COVERAGE.
HELP CONSUMERS SIGN UP FOR COVERAGE. FOR SIX WEEKS, HERE IS A QUOTE
COVERAGE. FOR SIX WEEKS, HERE IS A QUOTE FROM YOU, TRAINED EXPERTS AT THE
FOR SIX WEEKS, HERE IS A QUOTE FROM YOU, TRAINED EXPERTS AT THE SHEPHERD'S CENTER OF KANSAS CITY
FROM YOU, TRAINED EXPERTS AT THE SHEPHERD'S CENTER OF KANSAS CITY WAITED TO HELP THOUSANDS OF
SHEPHERD'S CENTER OF KANSAS CITY WAITED TO HELP THOUSANDS OF UNINSURED RESIDENTS TO OBTAIN
WAITED TO HELP THOUSANDS OF UNINSURED RESIDENTS TO OBTAIN SUBSIDIZED CARE.
UNINSURED RESIDENTS TO OBTAIN SUBSIDIZED CARE. BY THE FIRST WEEK OF NOVEMBER,
SUBSIDIZED CARE. BY THE FIRST WEEK OF NOVEMBER, THOSE EXPERTS HAD FINISHED
BY THE FIRST WEEK OF NOVEMBER, THOSE EXPERTS HAD FINISHED SIGNING UP 8 PEOPLE FOR
THOSE EXPERTS HAD FINISHED SIGNING UP 8 PEOPLE FOR COVERAGE, 8.
SIGNING UP 8 PEOPLE FOR COVERAGE, 8. WE FIGURED WE'D HAVE 8 PEOPLE ON
COVERAGE, 8. WE FIGURED WE'D HAVE 8 PEOPLE ON THE FIRST DAY, IN THE FIRST
WE FIGURED WE'D HAVE 8 PEOPLE ON THE FIRST DAY, IN THE FIRST HOURS, SAID PAMELA SEYMOUR, THE
THE FIRST DAY, IN THE FIRST HOURS, SAID PAMELA SEYMOUR, THE CENTER'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
HOURS, SAID PAMELA SEYMOUR, THE CENTER'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. WHY IS THAT?
CENTER'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. WHY IS THAT? BECAUSE AS IN OTHER PLACES,
WHY IS THAT? BECAUSE AS IN OTHER PLACES, NAVIGATING THE WEBSITE IS NEXT
BECAUSE AS IN OTHER PLACES, NAVIGATING THE WEBSITE IS NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE.
NAVIGATING THE WEBSITE IS NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE. THAT'S WELL REPORTED.
TO IMPOSSIBLE. THAT'S WELL REPORTED. BY THE WAY, JUST AGAIN FOR
THAT'S WELL REPORTED. BY THE WAY, JUST AGAIN FOR FACTUAL PURPOSES, THEY RELY ON
BY THE WAY, JUST AGAIN FOR FACTUAL PURPOSES, THEY RELY ON THE FEDERAL EXCHANGE.
FACTUAL PURPOSES, THEY RELY ON THE FEDERAL EXCHANGE. NEITHER STATES SET UP THEIR OWN.
THE FEDERAL EXCHANGE. NEITHER STATES SET UP THEIR OWN. IT HAS BEEN DIFFICULT.
NEITHER STATES SET UP THEIR OWN. IT HAS BEEN DIFFICULT. NICK, THERE IS A DEEPER PROBLEM
IT HAS BEEN DIFFICULT. NICK, THERE IS A DEEPER PROBLEM HERE WHEN YOU SEE NUMBERS LIKE
NICK, THERE IS A DEEPER PROBLEM HERE WHEN YOU SEE NUMBERS LIKE THESE.
HERE WHEN YOU SEE NUMBERS LIKE THESE. EVEN IF THE WEBSITE HAD BEEN
THESE. EVEN IF THE WEBSITE HAD BEEN WORKING PERFECTLY, THERE ARE
EVEN IF THE WEBSITE HAD BEEN WORKING PERFECTLY, THERE ARE INDICATIONS THAT YOUNGER PEOPLE,
WORKING PERFECTLY, THERE ARE INDICATIONS THAT YOUNGER PEOPLE, UPON WHOM THIS RELIES.
INDICATIONS THAT YOUNGER PEOPLE, UPON WHOM THIS RELIES. YOU WANT TO GET YOUNG PEOPLE
UPON WHOM THIS RELIES. YOU WANT TO GET YOUNG PEOPLE INTO THE SYSTEM OR IT'S NOT
YOU WANT TO GET YOUNG PEOPLE INTO THE SYSTEM OR IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK.
INTO THE SYSTEM OR IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK. FOR WHATEVER REASON, THEY AREN'T
GOING TO WORK. FOR WHATEVER REASON, THEY AREN'T SIGNING UP.
FOR WHATEVER REASON, THEY AREN'T SIGNING UP. THEY'VE GOT OTHER REASONS TO
SIGNING UP. THEY'VE GOT OTHER REASONS TO SPEND THEIR MONEY.
THEY'VE GOT OTHER REASONS TO SPEND THEIR MONEY. THEY WAIT UNTIL THE END.
SPEND THEIR MONEY. THEY WAIT UNTIL THE END. THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND IT.
THEY WAIT UNTIL THE END. THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND IT. THEY'RE NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT'S
THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND IT. THEY'RE NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON IN TERMS OF THE
THEY'RE NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON IN TERMS OF THE MANDATE, WHICH KICKS IN AT THE
GOING ON IN TERMS OF THE MANDATE, WHICH KICKS IN AT THE FIRST OF THE YEAR.
MANDATE, WHICH KICKS IN AT THE FIRST OF THE YEAR. THAT'S A MUCH DEEPER PROBLEM IN
FIRST OF THE YEAR. THAT'S A MUCH DEEPER PROBLEM IN PART BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN VERY
THAT'S A MUCH DEEPER PROBLEM IN PART BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN VERY LITTLE PUBLIC OUTREACH OTHER
PART BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN VERY LITTLE PUBLIC OUTREACH OTHER THAN WHAT THE MEDIA HAS DONE TO
LITTLE PUBLIC OUTREACH OTHER THAN WHAT THE MEDIA HAS DONE TO SORT OF REACH OUT PARTICULARLY
THAN WHAT THE MEDIA HAS DONE TO SORT OF REACH OUT PARTICULARLY AGAIN TO YOUNGER USERS AND SAY,
SORT OF REACH OUT PARTICULARLY AGAIN TO YOUNGER USERS AND SAY, HEY, THIS IS SOMETHING YOU NEED
AGAIN TO YOUNGER USERS AND SAY, HEY, THIS IS SOMETHING YOU NEED TO GET DONE.
HEY, THIS IS SOMETHING YOU NEED TO GET DONE. UNTIL THEY CRACK THAT PROBLEM,
TO GET DONE. UNTIL THEY CRACK THAT PROBLEM, EVEN FIXING THE WEBSITE ISN'T
UNTIL THEY CRACK THAT PROBLEM, EVEN FIXING THE WEBSITE ISN'T GOING TO APPROVE THE ACA AS MUCH
EVEN FIXING THE WEBSITE ISN'T GOING TO APPROVE THE ACA AS MUCH AS PEOPLE HOPED.
GOING TO APPROVE THE ACA AS MUCH AS PEOPLE HOPED. ERIC.
AS PEOPLE HOPED. ERIC. I THINK COMING OUT, PEOPLE
ERIC. I THINK COMING OUT, PEOPLE WERE ENGAGED AND WERE EXCITED,
I THINK COMING OUT, PEOPLE WERE ENGAGED AND WERE EXCITED, AND THEY DO HAVE A GROUP THAT IS
WERE ENGAGED AND WERE EXCITED, AND THEY DO HAVE A GROUP THAT IS SPECIFICALLY TARGETING THE YOUNG
AND THEY DO HAVE A GROUP THAT IS SPECIFICALLY TARGETING THE YOUNG PEOPLE THAT'S COMING OUT OF
SPECIFICALLY TARGETING THE YOUNG PEOPLE THAT'S COMING OUT OF WASHINGTON, D.C.
PEOPLE THAT'S COMING OUT OF WASHINGTON, D.C. IT'S JUST NOT WORKING.
WASHINGTON, D.C. IT'S JUST NOT WORKING. IT'S JUST NOT WORKING, AND
IT'S JUST NOT WORKING. IT'S JUST NOT WORKING, AND PEOPLE ARE LIKE, WELL, YOU'VE
IT'S JUST NOT WORKING, AND PEOPLE ARE LIKE, WELL, YOU'VE GOT THIS BIG MESS GOING.
PEOPLE ARE LIKE, WELL, YOU'VE GOT THIS BIG MESS GOING. LET'S WAIT UNTIL THE MESS GETS
GOT THIS BIG MESS GOING. LET'S WAIT UNTIL THE MESS GETS SETTLED.
LET'S WAIT UNTIL THE MESS GETS SETTLED. IT'S ON TV.
SETTLED. IT'S ON TV. CONGRESS IS DOING THIS.
IT'S ON TV. CONGRESS IS DOING THIS. I THINK PEOPLE NOW HAVE BECOME
CONGRESS IS DOING THIS. I THINK PEOPLE NOW HAVE BECOME DISENGAGED.
I THINK PEOPLE NOW HAVE BECOME DISENGAGED. MAYBE IN THE END BEFORE THE
DISENGAGED. MAYBE IN THE END BEFORE THE DEADLINES, MAYBE IT WILL PICK
MAYBE IN THE END BEFORE THE DEADLINES, MAYBE IT WILL PICK UP, BUT RIGHT NOW I THINK PEOPLE
DEADLINES, MAYBE IT WILL PICK UP, BUT RIGHT NOW I THINK PEOPLE ARE JUST -- YOU KNOW, THE MEDIA,
UP, BUT RIGHT NOW I THINK PEOPLE ARE JUST -- YOU KNOW, THE MEDIA, CONGRESS HAS TURNED PEOPLE OFF.
ARE JUST -- YOU KNOW, THE MEDIA, CONGRESS HAS TURNED PEOPLE OFF. ARE THERE SPECIFICALLY UNIQUE
CONGRESS HAS TURNED PEOPLE OFF. ARE THERE SPECIFICALLY UNIQUE PROBLEMS IN THIS COMMUNITY,
ARE THERE SPECIFICALLY UNIQUE PROBLEMS IN THIS COMMUNITY, THOUGH, STACEY CAMERON, OR ARE
PROBLEMS IN THIS COMMUNITY, THOUGH, STACEY CAMERON, OR ARE WE JUST MIRRORING THE NATIONAL
THOUGH, STACEY CAMERON, OR ARE WE JUST MIRRORING THE NATIONAL TREND HERE?
WE JUST MIRRORING THE NATIONAL TREND HERE? WELL, WE'RE MIRRORING THE
TREND HERE? WELL, WE'RE MIRRORING THE NATIONAL TREND TO SOME EXTENT
WELL, WE'RE MIRRORING THE NATIONAL TREND TO SOME EXTENT WITH THE DIFFICULTIES OF GETTING
NATIONAL TREND TO SOME EXTENT WITH THE DIFFICULTIES OF GETTING ONTO THIS WEBSITE.
WITH THE DIFFICULTIES OF GETTING ONTO THIS WEBSITE. BUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE IN
ONTO THIS WEBSITE. BUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE IN OUR AREA THAT'S PARTICULARLY
BUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE IN OUR AREA THAT'S PARTICULARLY CONCERNING IS THE NUMBER OF
OUR AREA THAT'S PARTICULARLY CONCERNING IS THE NUMBER OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO EITHER, A, ARE
CONCERNING IS THE NUMBER OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO EITHER, A, ARE GOING TO MAKE TOO MUCH MONEY TO
YOUNG PEOPLE WHO EITHER, A, ARE GOING TO MAKE TOO MUCH MONEY TO GET FREE HEALTH CARE, OR B, THEY
GOING TO MAKE TOO MUCH MONEY TO GET FREE HEALTH CARE, OR B, THEY MAKE TOO MUCH TO QUALIFY FOR THE
GET FREE HEALTH CARE, OR B, THEY MAKE TOO MUCH TO QUALIFY FOR THE TAX SUBSIDIES, SUBSIDIES, AND TR
MAKE TOO MUCH TO QUALIFY FOR THE TAX SUBSIDIES, SUBSIDIES, AND TR PREMIUMS ARE GOING TO GO UP.
TAX SUBSIDIES, SUBSIDIES, AND TR PREMIUMS ARE GOING TO GO UP. A LOT OF THOSE PEOPLE ARE THE
PREMIUMS ARE GOING TO GO UP. A LOT OF THOSE PEOPLE ARE THE PEOPLE WHOSE PLANS NOW ARE
A LOT OF THOSE PEOPLE ARE THE PEOPLE WHOSE PLANS NOW ARE GETTING CUT.
PEOPLE WHOSE PLANS NOW ARE GETTING CUT. FOR THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION,
GETTING CUT. FOR THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION, THIS HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A
FOR THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION, THIS HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A MESS, BUT NOW YOU EVEN HAVE
THIS HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A MESS, BUT NOW YOU EVEN HAVE DEMOCRATS IN CONGRESS WANTING TO
MESS, BUT NOW YOU EVEN HAVE DEMOCRATS IN CONGRESS WANTING TO PASS LEGISLATION OR SUPPORTING
DEMOCRATS IN CONGRESS WANTING TO PASS LEGISLATION OR SUPPORTING REPUBLICAN IDEAS TO GO BACK AND
PASS LEGISLATION OR SUPPORTING REPUBLICAN IDEAS TO GO BACK AND REINSTATE THAT'S PROBLEMS, WHICH
REPUBLICAN IDEAS TO GO BACK AND REINSTATE THAT'S PROBLEMS, WHICH THE ADMINISTRATION DOESN'T WANT
REINSTATE THAT'S PROBLEMS, WHICH THE ADMINISTRATION DOESN'T WANT TO DO, BUT THEY WILL PROBABLY BE
THE ADMINISTRATION DOESN'T WANT TO DO, BUT THEY WILL PROBABLY BE FORCED INTO ALLOWING THIS TO
TO DO, BUT THEY WILL PROBABLY BE FORCED INTO ALLOWING THIS TO HAPPEN.
FORCED INTO ALLOWING THIS TO HAPPEN. STACEY IS TALKING ABOUT
HAPPEN. STACEY IS TALKING ABOUT WHAT'S CALLED THE DOUGHNUT HOLE.
STACEY IS TALKING ABOUT WHAT'S CALLED THE DOUGHNUT HOLE. PEOPLE MAKING ZOO MUCH FOR
WHAT'S CALLED THE DOUGHNUT HOLE. PEOPLE MAKING ZOO MUCH FOR MEDICAID BUT NOT ENOUGH TO
PEOPLE MAKING ZOO MUCH FOR MEDICAID BUT NOT ENOUGH TO QUALIFY FOR SUBSIDIES.
MEDICAID BUT NOT ENOUGH TO QUALIFY FOR SUBSIDIES. WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IS
QUALIFY FOR SUBSIDIES. WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IS THOUSANDS OF MISSOURIANS AND
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IS THOUSANDS OF MISSOURIANS AND KANSANS ARE GOING TO GO IN,
THOUSANDS OF MISSOURIANS AND KANSANS ARE GOING TO GO IN, ENROLL, GO THROUGH THE PROCESS
KANSANS ARE GOING TO GO IN, ENROLL, GO THROUGH THE PROCESS AND REALIZE THEY'RE OUT OF LUCK,
ENROLL, GO THROUGH THE PROCESS AND REALIZE THEY'RE OUT OF LUCK, THAT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GET
AND REALIZE THEY'RE OUT OF LUCK, THAT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GET THE SUBSIDIES TO BUY INSURANCE,
THAT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GET THE SUBSIDIES TO BUY INSURANCE, BUT THEY MAKE TOO MUCH FOR
THE SUBSIDIES TO BUY INSURANCE, BUT THEY MAKE TOO MUCH FOR MEDICAID, AND THEN YOU'RE GOING
BUT THEY MAKE TOO MUCH FOR MEDICAID, AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO SEE SOME REAL ANGER ABOUT THE
MEDICAID, AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO SEE SOME REAL ANGER ABOUT THE WAY THIS WAS PUT TOGETHER.
TO SEE SOME REAL ANGER ABOUT THE WAY THIS WAS PUT TOGETHER. JUST TO CLOSE THE CIRCLE, NICK,
WAY THIS WAS PUT TOGETHER. JUST TO CLOSE THE CIRCLE, NICK, THE MISSOURI REPUBLICAN SENATORS
JUST TO CLOSE THE CIRCLE, NICK, THE MISSOURI REPUBLICAN SENATORS THIS WEEK, HOLDING EARGZ ON --
THE MISSOURI REPUBLICAN SENATORS THIS WEEK, HOLDING EARGZ ON -- HEARINGS ON EXPANDING MEDICAID.
THIS WEEK, HOLDING EARGZ ON -- HEARINGS ON EXPANDING MEDICAID. THE REPUBLICAN PARTY ONCE AGAIN
HEARINGS ON EXPANDING MEDICAID. THE REPUBLICAN PARTY ONCE AGAIN SAID THEY WOULD NOT DO THAT IN
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY ONCE AGAIN SAID THEY WOULD NOT DO THAT IN THE STATE OF MISSOURI.
SAID THEY WOULD NOT DO THAT IN THE STATE OF MISSOURI. THAT'S GOING TO BE A KEY BATTLE.
THE STATE OF MISSOURI. THAT'S GOING TO BE A KEY BATTLE. UP NEXT ON WEEK IN REVIEW, IS
THAT'S GOING TO BE A KEY BATTLE. UP NEXT ON WEEK IN REVIEW, IS THERE FINAL AYE AN END IN SIGHT
UP NEXT ON WEEK IN REVIEW, IS THERE FINAL AYE AN END IN SIGHT IN THE LONG RUNNING BUSINESS
THERE FINAL AYE AN END IN SIGHT IN THE LONG RUNNING BUSINESS BORDER BATTLE BETWEEN KANSAS AND
IN THE LONG RUNNING BUSINESS BORDER BATTLE BETWEEN KANSAS AND MISSOURI.
BORDER BATTLE BETWEEN KANSAS AND MISSOURI. MISSOURI GOVERNOR JAY NIXON
MISSOURI. MISSOURI GOVERNOR JAY NIXON THINKS SO.
MISSOURI GOVERNOR JAY NIXON THINKS SO. THIS SO COLD BORDER WAR
THINKS SO. THIS SO COLD BORDER WAR BETWEEN OUR TWO STATES HAS GONE
THIS SO COLD BORDER WAR BETWEEN OUR TWO STATES HAS GONE ON LONG ENOUGH.
BETWEEN OUR TWO STATES HAS GONE ON LONG ENOUGH. TODAY I'M ANNOUNCING WHAT I
ON LONG ENOUGH. TODAY I'M ANNOUNCING WHAT I PROPOSE TO OUR FRIENDS IN KANSAS
TODAY I'M ANNOUNCING WHAT I PROPOSE TO OUR FRIENDS IN KANSAS TO END IT.
PROPOSE TO OUR FRIENDS IN KANSAS TO END IT. FIRST, AN IMMEDIATE MORATORIUM
TO END IT. FIRST, AN IMMEDIATE MORATORIUM WITHIN THE KANSAS CITY
FIRST, AN IMMEDIATE MORATORIUM WITHIN THE KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN AREA ON THE USE OF
WITHIN THE KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN AREA ON THE USE OF DISCRETIONARY INCENTIVES WHERE
METROPOLITAN AREA ON THE USE OF DISCRETIONARY INCENTIVES WHERE JOBS ARE BEING MOVED ACROSS THE
DISCRETIONARY INCENTIVES WHERE JOBS ARE BEING MOVED ACROSS THE STATE LINE.
JOBS ARE BEING MOVED ACROSS THE STATE LINE. THERE IS NO REASON ANOTHER DIME
STATE LINE. THERE IS NO REASON ANOTHER DIME OF TAXPAYER PS A MONEY SHOULD BE
THERE IS NO REASON ANOTHER DIME OF TAXPAYER PS A MONEY SHOULD BE USED TO SUBSIDIZE THE MOVEMENT
OF TAXPAYER PS A MONEY SHOULD BE USED TO SUBSIDIZE THE MOVEMENT OF JOBS WITHIN THIS REGION.
USED TO SUBSIDIZE THE MOVEMENT OF JOBS WITHIN THIS REGION. GOVERNOR NIXING SPEAKING --
OF JOBS WITHIN THIS REGION. GOVERNOR NIXING SPEAKING -- GOVERNOR NIXON SPEAKING EARLIER
GOVERNOR NIXING SPEAKING -- GOVERNOR NIXON SPEAKING EARLIER THIS WEEK.
GOVERNOR NIXON SPEAKING EARLIER THIS WEEK. WHAT IS HE PROPOSING?
THIS WEEK. WHAT IS HE PROPOSING? HE'S TALKING ABOUT AN END TO
WHAT IS HE PROPOSING? HE'S TALKING ABOUT AN END TO THE INCENTIVES.
HE'S TALKING ABOUT AN END TO THE INCENTIVES. HE WANTS TO PUT A MORATORIUM ON
THE INCENTIVES. HE WANTS TO PUT A MORATORIUM ON THOSE THINGS FOR THE TIME BEING
HE WANTS TO PUT A MORATORIUM ON THOSE THINGS FOR THE TIME BEING AND THEN HAVE THE LEGISLATORS
THOSE THINGS FOR THE TIME BEING AND THEN HAVE THE LEGISLATORS WEIGH IN WITH A PERMANENT FIX.
AND THEN HAVE THE LEGISLATORS WEIGH IN WITH A PERMANENT FIX. NICK, BUT WHAT A STRANGE EVENT
WEIGH IN WITH A PERMANENT FIX. NICK, BUT WHAT A STRANGE EVENT THIS WAS THIS WEEK.
NICK, BUT WHAT A STRANGE EVENT THIS WAS THIS WEEK. GOVERNOR NIXON COMING HERE,
THIS WAS THIS WEEK. GOVERNOR NIXON COMING HERE, SEEMINGLY SINCERE AND WANTING TO
GOVERNOR NIXON COMING HERE, SEEMINGLY SINCERE AND WANTING TO END THIS BORDER WAR, BUT MAKING
SEEMINGLY SINCERE AND WANTING TO END THIS BORDER WAR, BUT MAKING A WHOLE BUNCH OF MISS STEPS
END THIS BORDER WAR, BUT MAKING A WHOLE BUNCH OF MISS STEPS BEHIND THE -- MISSTEPS BEHIND
A WHOLE BUNCH OF MISS STEPS BEHIND THE -- MISSTEPS BEHIND THE SCENES THAT MAKE YOU
BEHIND THE -- MISSTEPS BEHIND THE SCENES THAT MAKE YOU QUESTION HOW SINCERE HE WAS
THE SCENES THAT MAKE YOU QUESTION HOW SINCERE HE WAS ABOUT THIS.
QUESTION HOW SINCERE HE WAS ABOUT THIS. HE DID NOT TALK TO THE CHAMBER
ABOUT THIS. HE DID NOT TALK TO THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN KANSAS AND
HE DID NOT TALK TO THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN KANSAS AND MISSOURI.
OF COMMERCE IN KANSAS AND MISSOURI. HE DID NOT SPEAK WITH THE
MISSOURI. HE DID NOT SPEAK WITH THE LEADERSHIP OF HIS OWN PARTY IN
HE DID NOT SPEAK WITH THE LEADERSHIP OF HIS OWN PARTY IN JEFFERSON CITY, MUCH LESS THE
LEADERSHIP OF HIS OWN PARTY IN JEFFERSON CITY, MUCH LESS THE LEADERS OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
JEFFERSON CITY, MUCH LESS THE LEADERS OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY THAT CONTROL THE GENERAL
LEADERS OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY THAT CONTROL THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN JEFFERSON CITY,
THAT CONTROL THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN JEFFERSON CITY, DIDN'T SPEAK TO HIS COLLEAGUES
ASSEMBLY IN JEFFERSON CITY, DIDN'T SPEAK TO HIS COLLEAGUES IN KANSAS EITHER.
DIDN'T SPEAK TO HIS COLLEAGUES IN KANSAS EITHER. SO IT BEGS THE QUESTION, EXACTLY
IN KANSAS EITHER. SO IT BEGS THE QUESTION, EXACTLY WHAT WAS HIS MOTIVE IN COMING TO
SO IT BEGS THE QUESTION, EXACTLY WHAT WAS HIS MOTIVE IN COMING TO KANSAS CITY.
WHAT WAS HIS MOTIVE IN COMING TO KANSAS CITY. IT DOESN'T APPEAR ON SOME LEVELS
KANSAS CITY. IT DOESN'T APPEAR ON SOME LEVELS THAT HE WAS MAKING A SINCERE BID
IT DOESN'T APPEAR ON SOME LEVELS THAT HE WAS MAKING A SINCERE BID TO REALLY END THIS THING AS MUCH
THAT HE WAS MAKING A SINCERE BID TO REALLY END THIS THING AS MUCH AS WAS, PERHAPS, AS GRABBING
TO REALLY END THIS THING AS MUCH AS WAS, PERHAPS, AS GRABBING HEADLINES HERE ON AN ISSUE
AS WAS, PERHAPS, AS GRABBING HEADLINES HERE ON AN ISSUE THAT'S SO IMPORTANT TO SO MANY
HEADLINES HERE ON AN ISSUE THAT'S SO IMPORTANT TO SO MANY IN KANSAS CITY.
THAT'S SO IMPORTANT TO SO MANY IN KANSAS CITY. CAN ANYBODY ENLIGHTEN ME THEN
IN KANSAS CITY. CAN ANYBODY ENLIGHTEN ME THEN ON THE MOTIVATION BEHIND THIS?
CAN ANYBODY ENLIGHTEN ME THEN ON THE MOTIVATION BEHIND THIS? I CAN'T.
ON THE MOTIVATION BEHIND THIS? I CAN'T. MOST OF THE POLITICIANS YOU
I CAN'T. MOST OF THE POLITICIANS YOU TALKED TO THIS WEEK WERE
MOST OF THE POLITICIANS YOU TALKED TO THIS WEEK WERE MYSTIFIED, NOT SO MUCH ABOUT THE
TALKED TO THIS WEEK WERE MYSTIFIED, NOT SO MUCH ABOUT THE PROPOSAL, WHICH IS PART OF THE
MYSTIFIED, NOT SO MUCH ABOUT THE PROPOSAL, WHICH IS PART OF THE DISCUSSION, HAS BEEN FOR SOME
PROPOSAL, WHICH IS PART OF THE DISCUSSION, HAS BEEN FOR SOME TIME, BUT THE TIMING, THE
DISCUSSION, HAS BEEN FOR SOME TIME, BUT THE TIMING, THE LOCATION, THE STRATEGY BEHIND.
TIME, BUT THE TIMING, THE LOCATION, THE STRATEGY BEHIND. IT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN GUESSING
LOCATION, THE STRATEGY BEHIND. IT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN GUESSING ABOUT JAY NIXON FOR SOME TIME
IT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN GUESSING ABOUT JAY NIXON FOR SOME TIME NOW IN TERMS OF WHAT HE
ABOUT JAY NIXON FOR SOME TIME NOW IN TERMS OF WHAT HE ANNOUNCES AND WHEN.
NOW IN TERMS OF WHAT HE ANNOUNCES AND WHEN. IT MAY BE THAT HE'S TRYING TO
ANNOUNCES AND WHEN. IT MAY BE THAT HE'S TRYING TO SET THE TABLE FOR A BROADER LOOK
IT MAY BE THAT HE'S TRYING TO SET THE TABLE FOR A BROADER LOOK AT TAX POLICY WHEN THE
SET THE TABLE FOR A BROADER LOOK AT TAX POLICY WHEN THE LEGISLATURE RECONVENES IN JAJ.
AT TAX POLICY WHEN THE LEGISLATURE RECONVENES IN JAJ. THIS MAY BE A PART OF THAT.
LEGISLATURE RECONVENES IN JAJ. THIS MAY BE A PART OF THAT. BUT THE FORUM AND THE METHOD OF
THIS MAY BE A PART OF THAT. BUT THE FORUM AND THE METHOD OF ANNOUNCING THESE PROPOSALS WAS
BUT THE FORUM AND THE METHOD OF ANNOUNCING THESE PROPOSALS WAS MYSTIFYING.
ANNOUNCING THESE PROPOSALS WAS MYSTIFYING. THERE WERE SOME KANSAS CITY
MYSTIFYING. THERE WERE SOME KANSAS CITY DEMOCRATS THAT DIDN'T EVEN KNOW
THERE WERE SOME KANSAS CITY DEMOCRATS THAT DIDN'T EVEN KNOW HE WAS COMING TO TOWN UNTIL THEY
DEMOCRATS THAT DIDN'T EVEN KNOW HE WAS COMING TO TOWN UNTIL THEY SAW THE PRESS RELEASE.
HE WAS COMING TO TOWN UNTIL THEY SAW THE PRESS RELEASE. THAT'S RIGHT.
SAW THE PRESS RELEASE. THAT'S RIGHT. HE HADN'T TALKED TO ANYBODY,
THAT'S RIGHT. HE HADN'T TALKED TO ANYBODY, AND THEY WONDERED -- BECAUSE A
HE HADN'T TALKED TO ANYBODY, AND THEY WONDERED -- BECAUSE A COUPLE OF THEM ASKED ME, DID YOU
AND THEY WONDERED -- BECAUSE A COUPLE OF THEM ASKED ME, DID YOU GO TO SEE WHAT HE WAS TALKING
COUPLE OF THEM ASKED ME, DID YOU GO TO SEE WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT.
GO TO SEE WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT. I WAS LIKE, NO, I DIDN'T GO.
ABOUT. I WAS LIKE, NO, I DIDN'T GO. THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW
I WAS LIKE, NO, I DIDN'T GO. THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT, AS WELL.
THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT, AS WELL. WELL, IF YOU STOP AND YOU
ANYTHING ABOUT IT, AS WELL. WELL, IF YOU STOP AND YOU HEAR THAT SOUND FOR A MINUTE,
WELL, IF YOU STOP AND YOU HEAR THAT SOUND FOR A MINUTE, IT'S THE SOUND OF THE BRIDGES
HEAR THAT SOUND FOR A MINUTE, IT'S THE SOUND OF THE BRIDGES BURNING THAT THE GOVERNOR JUST
IT'S THE SOUND OF THE BRIDGES BURNING THAT THE GOVERNOR JUST DID TO GO ACROSS KANSAS TO THE
BURNING THAT THE GOVERNOR JUST DID TO GO ACROSS KANSAS TO THE BROWNBACK ADMINISTRATION AS WELL
DID TO GO ACROSS KANSAS TO THE BROWNBACK ADMINISTRATION AS WELL AS BACK TO JEFFERSON CITY WITH
BROWNBACK ADMINISTRATION AS WELL AS BACK TO JEFFERSON CITY WITH REPUBLICANS.
AS BACK TO JEFFERSON CITY WITH REPUBLICANS. SENATOR RYAN SILVEY SAID THE
REPUBLICANS. SENATOR RYAN SILVEY SAID THE GOVERNOR HAS BEEN HAVING THESE
SENATOR RYAN SILVEY SAID THE GOVERNOR HAS BEEN HAVING THESE DISCUSSION FOSSA YEAR AND A HALF
GOVERNOR HAS BEEN HAVING THESE DISCUSSION FOSSA YEAR AND A HALF AND HASN'T TOLD US AND WE HOLD
DISCUSSION FOSSA YEAR AND A HALF AND HASN'T TOLD US AND WE HOLD THE MOST IMPORTANT PIECE OF THIS
AND HASN'T TOLD US AND WE HOLD THE MOST IMPORTANT PIECE OF THIS PUZZLE IF IT'S GOING TO CHANGE
THE MOST IMPORTANT PIECE OF THIS PUZZLE IF IT'S GOING TO CHANGE AND MADE NO MENTION OF IT TO US.
PUZZLE IF IT'S GOING TO CHANGE AND MADE NO MENTION OF IT TO US. MEANWHILE THE BROWNBACK
AND MADE NO MENTION OF IT TO US. MEANWHILE THE BROWNBACK ADMINISTRATION ADMITS THEY'VE
MEANWHILE THE BROWNBACK ADMINISTRATION ADMITS THEY'VE BEEN TALKING, BUT THEY WEREN'T
ADMINISTRATION ADMITS THEY'VE BEEN TALKING, BUT THEY WEREN'T TUNED INTO THE FACT THAT THE
BEEN TALKING, BUT THEY WEREN'T TUNED INTO THE FACT THAT THE GOVERNOR WAS GOING TO HOLD THIS
TUNED INTO THE FACT THAT THE GOVERNOR WAS GOING TO HOLD THIS IDEA OUT.
GOVERNOR WAS GOING TO HOLD THIS IDEA OUT. HE HAS REALLY HURT HIMSELF IN
IDEA OUT. HE HAS REALLY HURT HIMSELF IN TERMS OF ANY POLITICAL CAPITAL,
HE HAS REALLY HURT HIMSELF IN TERMS OF ANY POLITICAL CAPITAL, ESPECIALLY WITH THE CHANGE IN
TERMS OF ANY POLITICAL CAPITAL, ESPECIALLY WITH THE CHANGE IN TAX POLICIES, BECAUSE HE DIDN'T
ESPECIALLY WITH THE CHANGE IN TAX POLICIES, BECAUSE HE DIDN'T HAVE THE VOTES WITHOUT
TAX POLICIES, BECAUSE HE DIDN'T HAVE THE VOTES WITHOUT REPUBLICANS.
HAVE THE VOTES WITHOUT REPUBLICANS. MYSTIFYING IS A GREAT WORD.
REPUBLICANS. MYSTIFYING IS A GREAT WORD. FIRST TERM, HE WAS ALL ABOUT NOT
MYSTIFYING IS A GREAT WORD. FIRST TERM, HE WAS ALL ABOUT NOT BURNING BRIDGES, WORKING WITH
FIRST TERM, HE WAS ALL ABOUT NOT BURNING BRIDGES, WORKING WITH REPUBLICANS WHO CONTROL THE
BURNING BRIDGES, WORKING WITH REPUBLICANS WHO CONTROL THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND NOT
REPUBLICANS WHO CONTROL THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND NOT RUFFLING FEATHERS.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND NOT RUFFLING FEATHERS. SUDDENLY WE'RE SEEING A
RUFFLING FEATHERS. SUDDENLY WE'RE SEEING A DIFFERENT JAY NIXON HERE, HERE,D
SUDDENLY WE'RE SEEING A DIFFERENT JAY NIXON HERE, HERE,D HIS MOTIVES FOR THIS EVENT IN
DIFFERENT JAY NIXON HERE, HERE,D HIS MOTIVES FOR THIS EVENT IN KANSAS CITY, STILL UNCLEAR,
HIS MOTIVES FOR THIS EVENT IN KANSAS CITY, STILL UNCLEAR, NICK.
KANSAS CITY, STILL UNCLEAR, NICK. JUST BRIEFLY, TO GIVE HIM A
NICK. JUST BRIEFLY, TO GIVE HIM A LITTLE BIT OF DUE, HE IS IN A
JUST BRIEFLY, TO GIVE HIM A LITTLE BIT OF DUE, HE IS IN A POSITION NOW THAT IF THIS
LITTLE BIT OF DUE, HE IS IN A POSITION NOW THAT IF THIS SO-CALLED TRUCE COLLAPSES AND WE
POSITION NOW THAT IF THIS SO-CALLED TRUCE COLLAPSES AND WE GET BACK INTO A BORDER WAR, HE
SO-CALLED TRUCE COLLAPSES AND WE GET BACK INTO A BORDER WAR, HE CAN CLAIM, HEY, I TRIED TO STOP
GET BACK INTO A BORDER WAR, HE CAN CLAIM, HEY, I TRIED TO STOP IT.
CAN CLAIM, HEY, I TRIED TO STOP IT. I WANTED A TRUCE.
IT. I WANTED A TRUCE. I DID MY BEST TO END THIS, AND
I WANTED A TRUCE. I DID MY BEST TO END THIS, AND NOW KANSAS WOULDN'T GO ALONG,
I DID MY BEST TO END THIS, AND NOW KANSAS WOULDN'T GO ALONG, AND IT'S THEIR FAULT IF THIS
NOW KANSAS WOULDN'T GO ALONG, AND IT'S THEIR FAULT IF THIS SORT OF BIDDING WAR CONTINUES.
AND IT'S THEIR FAULT IF THIS SORT OF BIDDING WAR CONTINUES. BUT BOY, THAT'S PRETTY THIN
SORT OF BIDDING WAR CONTINUES. BUT BOY, THAT'S PRETTY THIN GRUEL IF YOU REALLY WANT TO
BUT BOY, THAT'S PRETTY THIN GRUEL IF YOU REALLY WANT TO CHANGE POLICY.
GRUEL IF YOU REALLY WANT TO CHANGE POLICY. IT SEEMS TO ME.
CHANGE POLICY. IT SEEMS TO ME. NEXT ON WEEK IN REVIEW,
IT SEEMS TO ME. NEXT ON WEEK IN REVIEW, SHAKING UP HOW CITY HALL
NEXT ON WEEK IN REVIEW, SHAKING UP HOW CITY HALL OPERATES IN KANSAS CITY,
SHAKING UP HOW CITY HALL OPERATES IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.
OPERATES IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. AFTER FIVE MONTHS OF WORK, A
MISSOURI. AFTER FIVE MONTHS OF WORK, A CHARTER REVIEW PANEL CHARGED
AFTER FIVE MONTHS OF WORK, A CHARTER REVIEW PANEL CHARGED WITH RECOMMENDING CHANGES TO HOW
CHARTER REVIEW PANEL CHARGED WITH RECOMMENDING CHANGES TO HOW CITY GOVERNMENT WORKS ISSUES ITS
WITH RECOMMENDING CHANGES TO HOW CITY GOVERNMENT WORKS ISSUES ITS REPORT.
CITY GOVERNMENT WORKS ISSUES ITS REPORT. THE PANEL PROPOSING ELIMINATING
REPORT. THE PANEL PROPOSING ELIMINATING ALL AT-LARGE COUNCIL SEATS IN
THE PANEL PROPOSING ELIMINATING ALL AT-LARGE COUNCIL SEATS IN FAVOR OF HAVING EVERY MEMBER OF
ALL AT-LARGE COUNCIL SEATS IN FAVOR OF HAVING EVERY MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL SERVE IN INDIVIDUAL
FAVOR OF HAVING EVERY MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL SERVE IN INDIVIDUAL DISTRICTS.
THE COUNCIL SERVE IN INDIVIDUAL DISTRICTS. ALSO PROPOSED, GIVING THE MAYOR
DISTRICTS. ALSO PROPOSED, GIVING THE MAYOR MORE POWER TO FIRE THE CITY
ALSO PROPOSED, GIVING THE MAYOR MORE POWER TO FIRE THE CITY MANAGER, AND TO CHANGE THE DATEE
MORE POWER TO FIRE THE CITY MANAGER, AND TO CHANGE THE DATEE OF CITY ELECTIONS TO WARMER
MANAGER, AND TO CHANGE THE DATEE OF CITY ELECTIONS TO WARMER MONTHS IN AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE
OF CITY ELECTIONS TO WARMER MONTHS IN AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE TURNOUT.
MONTHS IN AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE TURNOUT. HOW ARE THE PANEL'S RECOMMENDS
TURNOUT. HOW ARE THE PANEL'S RECOMMENDS BEING RECEIVED AT CITY HALL,
HOW ARE THE PANEL'S RECOMMENDS BEING RECEIVED AT CITY HALL, ERIC WESSON?
BEING RECEIVED AT CITY HALL, ERIC WESSON? THE WEATHER CHANGE WILL
ERIC WESSON? THE WEATHER CHANGE WILL PROBABLY FLY.
THE WEATHER CHANGE WILL PROBABLY FLY. THE OTHERS, THAT'S GOING TO BE
PROBABLY FLY. THE OTHERS, THAT'S GOING TO BE ROUGH SAILING.
THE OTHERS, THAT'S GOING TO BE ROUGH SAILING. I THINK THE 12 DISTRICTS,
ROUGH SAILING. I THINK THE 12 DISTRICTS, CUTTING THE CITY INTO SMALLER
I THINK THE 12 DISTRICTS, CUTTING THE CITY INTO SMALLER DISTRICTS TO, 12, I THINK THAT'S
CUTTING THE CITY INTO SMALLER DISTRICTS TO, 12, I THINK THAT'S GOING TO SINK AS WELL.
DISTRICTS TO, 12, I THINK THAT'S GOING TO SINK AS WELL. WHAT WAS THE MOTIVATION
GOING TO SINK AS WELL. WHAT WAS THE MOTIVATION BEHIND DOING THAT?
WHAT WAS THE MOTIVATION BEHIND DOING THAT? WELL, THE MOTIVATION WAS SO
BEHIND DOING THAT? WELL, THE MOTIVATION WAS SO THAT MORE MINORITIES CAN GET
WELL, THE MOTIVATION WAS SO THAT MORE MINORITIES CAN GET INTO THE CITY COUNCIL, BECAUSE
THAT MORE MINORITIES CAN GET INTO THE CITY COUNCIL, BECAUSE THE FUNDING THAT IT TAKES TO WIN
INTO THE CITY COUNCIL, BECAUSE THE FUNDING THAT IT TAKES TO WIN AN AT LARGE SEAT, IT KEPT
THE FUNDING THAT IT TAKES TO WIN AN AT LARGE SEAT, IT KEPT MINORITIES OUT OF THAT CATEGORY.
AN AT LARGE SEAT, IT KEPT MINORITIES OUT OF THAT CATEGORY. SO DOING IT THIS WAY WOULD GIVE
MINORITIES OUT OF THAT CATEGORY. SO DOING IT THIS WAY WOULD GIVE MINORITIES MORE REPRESENTATION
SO DOING IT THIS WAY WOULD GIVE MINORITIES MORE REPRESENTATION ON THE CITY COUNCIL.
MINORITIES MORE REPRESENTATION ON THE CITY COUNCIL. AND YOU DON'T THINK THAT HAS
ON THE CITY COUNCIL. AND YOU DON'T THINK THAT HAS MUCH OF A CHANCE?
AND YOU DON'T THINK THAT HAS MUCH OF A CHANCE? DOESN'T HAVE MUCH OF A
MUCH OF A CHANCE? DOESN'T HAVE MUCH OF A CHANCE.
DOESN'T HAVE MUCH OF A CHANCE. I THINK THAT THE ATTACKS ON
CHANCE. I THINK THAT THE ATTACKS ON CINDY CIRCO OR COUNCILWOMAN
I THINK THAT THE ATTACKS ON CINDY CIRCO OR COUNCILWOMAN CIRCO KIND OF SOURED EVERYBODY
CINDY CIRCO OR COUNCILWOMAN CIRCO KIND OF SOURED EVERYBODY AND EVERYBODY SWITCHED OVER.
CIRCO KIND OF SOURED EVERYBODY AND EVERYBODY SWITCHED OVER. SHE DID SOME POLITICKING BEHIND
AND EVERYBODY SWITCHED OVER. SHE DID SOME POLITICKING BEHIND THE SCENE TO GET SUPPORT.
SHE DID SOME POLITICKING BEHIND THE SCENE TO GET SUPPORT. I THINK THAT'S GOING TO FAIL
THE SCENE TO GET SUPPORT. I THINK THAT'S GOING TO FAIL 9-3.
I THINK THAT'S GOING TO FAIL 9-3. IT'S SORT OF LIKE ASKING
9-3. IT'S SORT OF LIKE ASKING CONGRESS TO APPROVE TERM LIMITS
IT'S SORT OF LIKE ASKING CONGRESS TO APPROVE TERM LIMITS FOR THEMSELVES.
CONGRESS TO APPROVE TERM LIMITS FOR THEMSELVES. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE
FOR THEMSELVES. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE INTERESTED IN CHANGING THE WAY
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE INTERESTED IN CHANGING THE WAY THEY DO BUSINESS AT CITY HALL.
INTERESTED IN CHANGING THE WAY THEY DO BUSINESS AT CITY HALL. AND BEYOND THAT, THERE IS KIND
THEY DO BUSINESS AT CITY HALL. AND BEYOND THAT, THERE IS KIND OF A BROADER PHILOSOPHICAL THING
AND BEYOND THAT, THERE IS KIND OF A BROADER PHILOSOPHICAL THING HERE, IT SEEMS TO ME.
OF A BROADER PHILOSOPHICAL THING HERE, IT SEEMS TO ME. WHY CHANGE THE COUNCIL?
HERE, IT SEEMS TO ME. WHY CHANGE THE COUNCIL? WHY GET RID OF ALL COUNCIL
WHY CHANGE THE COUNCIL? WHY GET RID OF ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO HAVE A CITY-WIDE
WHY GET RID OF ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO HAVE A CITY-WIDE PERSPECTIVE AS OPPOSED TO JUST
MEMBERS WHO HAVE A CITY-WIDE PERSPECTIVE AS OPPOSED TO JUST THE PERSPECTIVE OF INDIVIDUAL
PERSPECTIVE AS OPPOSED TO JUST THE PERSPECTIVE OF INDIVIDUAL DISTRICTS?
THE PERSPECTIVE OF INDIVIDUAL DISTRICTS? I'M NOT SURE THAT'S A HEALTHY
DISTRICTS? I'M NOT SURE THAT'S A HEALTHY THING FROM A POLITICAL
I'M NOT SURE THAT'S A HEALTHY THING FROM A POLITICAL STANDPOINT FOR THE CITY TO
THING FROM A POLITICAL STANDPOINT FOR THE CITY TO CONSIDER.
STANDPOINT FOR THE CITY TO CONSIDER. THE OTHER THING, EVERY FEW
CONSIDER. THE OTHER THING, EVERY FEW YEARS, WE HAVE A CHARTER REVIEW
THE OTHER THING, EVERY FEW YEARS, WE HAVE A CHARTER REVIEW THING.
YEARS, WE HAVE A CHARTER REVIEW THING. WE LOOK AT GIVING THE MAYOR MORE
THING. WE LOOK AT GIVING THE MAYOR MORE POWER.
WE LOOK AT GIVING THE MAYOR MORE POWER. WE INCH TOWARDS THIS NOTION OF A
POWER. WE INCH TOWARDS THIS NOTION OF A STRONG MAYOR FORM OF GOVERNMENT.
WE INCH TOWARDS THIS NOTION OF A STRONG MAYOR FORM OF GOVERNMENT. WE'RE AFRAID TO GO TOO FAR.
STRONG MAYOR FORM OF GOVERNMENT. WE'RE AFRAID TO GO TOO FAR. THE GHOST OF TOM PENDERGAST
WE'RE AFRAID TO GO TOO FAR. THE GHOST OF TOM PENDERGAST STILL HANGS OVER THE CITY 50, 60
THE GHOST OF TOM PENDERGAST STILL HANGS OVER THE CITY 50, 60 YEARS LATER.
STILL HANGS OVER THE CITY 50, 60 YEARS LATER. WE JUST CAN'T BRING OURSELVES TO
YEARS LATER. WE JUST CAN'T BRING OURSELVES TO GIVE OUR MAYOR STRONG MAYORAL
WE JUST CAN'T BRING OURSELVES TO GIVE OUR MAYOR STRONG MAYORAL AUTHORITY, AS SO MANY PEOPLE
GIVE OUR MAYOR STRONG MAYORAL AUTHORITY, AS SO MANY PEOPLE THINK WE SHOULD.
AUTHORITY, AS SO MANY PEOPLE THINK WE SHOULD. WE INCH TOWARD, IT BUT WE JUST
THINK WE SHOULD. WE INCH TOWARD, IT BUT WE JUST CAN'T QUITE CROSS THE FINISH
WE INCH TOWARD, IT BUT WE JUST CAN'T QUITE CROSS THE FINISH LINE ON THIS THING.
CAN'T QUITE CROSS THE FINISH LINE ON THIS THING. BUT DO YOU WATCH THE MAYOR IN
LINE ON THIS THING. BUT DO YOU WATCH THE MAYOR IN THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS?
BUT DO YOU WATCH THE MAYOR IN THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS? WE ALREADY HAVE A STRONG MAYOR
THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS? WE ALREADY HAVE A STRONG MAYOR FORM OF GOVERNMENT.
WE ALREADY HAVE A STRONG MAYOR FORM OF GOVERNMENT. DO YOU WATCH HOW HE TALKS TO THE
FORM OF GOVERNMENT. DO YOU WATCH HOW HE TALKS TO THE COUNCIL?
DO YOU WATCH HOW HE TALKS TO THE COUNCIL? AND HE GETS JUST ABOUT
COUNCIL? AND HE GETS JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING HE WANTS.
AND HE GETS JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING HE WANTS. WHAT WOULD BE THE DIFFERENCE?
EVERYTHING HE WANTS. WHAT WOULD BE THE DIFFERENCE? AND THAT'S THE POINT.
WHAT WOULD BE THE DIFFERENCE? AND THAT'S THE POINT. IF HE'S ALREADY USING THE BULLY
AND THAT'S THE POINT. IF HE'S ALREADY USING THE BULLY PULPIT TO STRONG ARM THE COUNCIL
IF HE'S ALREADY USING THE BULLY PULPIT TO STRONG ARM THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, DO YOU THINK THEY'LL
PULPIT TO STRONG ARM THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, DO YOU THINK THEY'LL GIVE HIM MORE LEVERAGE?
MEMBERS, DO YOU THINK THEY'LL GIVE HIM MORE LEVERAGE? IN THEORY, IT'S A GREAT IDEA
GIVE HIM MORE LEVERAGE? IN THEORY, IT'S A GREAT IDEA BECAUSE SOME OF OUR MIRROR
IN THEORY, IT'S A GREAT IDEA BECAUSE SOME OF OUR MIRROR CITIES LIKE DENVER AND
BECAUSE SOME OF OUR MIRROR CITIES LIKE DENVER AND MINNEAPOLIS HAVE A LARGER BODY
CITIES LIKE DENVER AND MINNEAPOLIS HAVE A LARGER BODY THAT DOESN'T HAVE THE NUMBER OF
MINNEAPOLIS HAVE A LARGER BODY THAT DOESN'T HAVE THE NUMBER OF AT-LARGE COUNCILS.
THAT DOESN'T HAVE THE NUMBER OF AT-LARGE COUNCILS. BUT THE MANAGEMENT OF THIS CITY
AT-LARGE COUNCILS. BUT THE MANAGEMENT OF THIS CITY AND THE POOR QUALITY OF
BUT THE MANAGEMENT OF THIS CITY AND THE POOR QUALITY OF CANDIDATES THAT COME THROUGH TO
AND THE POOR QUALITY OF CANDIDATES THAT COME THROUGH TO BE ELECTED, JUST LOOK AT
CANDIDATES THAT COME THROUGH TO BE ELECTED, JUST LOOK AT COUNCILMAN BROOKS IN A DISTRICT
BE ELECTED, JUST LOOK AT COUNCILMAN BROOKS IN A DISTRICT WHERE HE DOESN'T GET RUN OUT
COUNCILMAN BROOKS IN A DISTRICT WHERE HE DOESN'T GET RUN OUT AFTER HAVING AN ERIC WIENER TYPE
WHERE HE DOESN'T GET RUN OUT AFTER HAVING AN ERIC WIENER TYPE OF SCANDAL TELLS US WE DON'T
AFTER HAVING AN ERIC WIENER TYPE OF SCANDAL TELLS US WE DON'T NEED MORE BODIES.
OF SCANDAL TELLS US WE DON'T NEED MORE BODIES. YOU WOULD GET A BETTER
NEED MORE BODIES. YOU WOULD GET A BETTER SELECTION OF CANDIDATES,
YOU WOULD GET A BETTER SELECTION OF CANDIDATES, WOULDN'T YOU, DAVE HELLING, IF
SELECTION OF CANDIDATES, WOULDN'T YOU, DAVE HELLING, IF YOU MOVED THE ELECTIONS TO
WOULDN'T YOU, DAVE HELLING, IF YOU MOVED THE ELECTIONS TO WARMER MONTHS BECAUSE NOW YOU'RE
YOU MOVED THE ELECTIONS TO WARMER MONTHS BECAUSE NOW YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE VOTING IN THE
WARMER MONTHS BECAUSE NOW YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE VOTING IN THE ELECTIONS.
GOING TO HAVE MORE VOTING IN THE ELECTIONS. I THINK ERIC IS RIGHT.
ELECTIONS. I THINK ERIC IS RIGHT. THAT ONE IS GOING TO SAIL.
I THINK ERIC IS RIGHT. THAT ONE IS GOING TO SAIL. PRIMARIES IN FEBRUARY IS A
THAT ONE IS GOING TO SAIL. PRIMARIES IN FEBRUARY IS A DISASTER.
PRIMARIES IN FEBRUARY IS A DISASTER. IT'S CHILLY OUT.
DISASTER. IT'S CHILLY OUT. THE SAME MAYOR'S REVIEW
IT'S CHILLY OUT. THE SAME MAYOR'S REVIEW PANEL ALSO RECOMMENDS AGAINST
THE SAME MAYOR'S REVIEW PANEL ALSO RECOMMENDS AGAINST RETURNING LOCAL CONTROL TO THE
PANEL ALSO RECOMMENDS AGAINST RETURNING LOCAL CONTROL TO THE KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI POLICE
RETURNING LOCAL CONTROL TO THE KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE KCPD IS
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE KCPD IS CURRENTLY THE ONLY POLICE
DEPARTMENT, THE KCPD IS CURRENTLY THE ONLY POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THE COUNTRY UNDER
CURRENTLY THE ONLY POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THE COUNTRY UNDER STATE GOVERNANCE.
DEPARTMENT IN THE COUNTRY UNDER STATE GOVERNANCE. A HOLDOVER FROM THE DAYS OF
STATE GOVERNANCE. A HOLDOVER FROM THE DAYS OF CORRUPTION DURING THE PENDERGAST
A HOLDOVER FROM THE DAYS OF CORRUPTION DURING THE PENDERGAST ERA.
CORRUPTION DURING THE PENDERGAST ERA. BUT THE MAYOR'S CHARTER REVIEW
ERA. BUT THE MAYOR'S CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION VOTES AGAINST
BUT THE MAYOR'S CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION VOTES AGAINST RETURNING KANSAS CITY POLICE TO
COMMISSION VOTES AGAINST RETURNING KANSAS CITY POLICE TO CITY CONTROL.
RETURNING KANSAS CITY POLICE TO CITY CONTROL. INSTEAD, THEY FAVOR EXPANDING
CITY CONTROL. INSTEAD, THEY FAVOR EXPANDING THE CURRENT POLICE BOARD FROM 5
INSTEAD, THEY FAVOR EXPANDING THE CURRENT POLICE BOARD FROM 5 MEMBERS TO 7.
THE CURRENT POLICE BOARD FROM 5 MEMBERS TO 7. WHY DO THEY THINK THAT WOULD
MEMBERS TO 7. WHY DO THEY THINK THAT WOULD IMPROVE THINGS?
WHY DO THEY THINK THAT WOULD IMPROVE THINGS? LET ME JUST BE A LITTLE MORE
IMPROVE THINGS? LET ME JUST BE A LITTLE MORE CLEAR, NICK.
LET ME JUST BE A LITTLE MORE CLEAR, NICK. IT WAS A DIFFERENT COMMISSION.
CLEAR, NICK. IT WAS A DIFFERENT COMMISSION. IT WAS NOT THE CHARTER REVIEW
IT WAS A DIFFERENT COMMISSION. IT WAS NOT THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION ON LOCAL CONTROL.
IT WAS NOT THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION ON LOCAL CONTROL. THANKS FOR KEEPING US HONEST.
COMMISSION ON LOCAL CONTROL. THANKS FOR KEEPING US HONEST. IT WAS A BLUE RIBBON
THANKS FOR KEEPING US HONEST. IT WAS A BLUE RIBBON COMMISSION APPOINTED BY THE
IT WAS A BLUE RIBBON COMMISSION APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR BACK IN MARCH.
COMMISSION APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR BACK IN MARCH. THE ARGUMENT WAS, THEY HAD
MAYOR BACK IN MARCH. THE ARGUMENT WAS, THEY HAD BASICALLY TWO PROPOSALS, A LOCAL
THE ARGUMENT WAS, THEY HAD BASICALLY TWO PROPOSALS, A LOCAL CONTROL SYSTEM THAT WOULD ALLOW
BASICALLY TWO PROPOSALS, A LOCAL CONTROL SYSTEM THAT WOULD ALLOW THE MAYOR TO APPOINT POLICE
CONTROL SYSTEM THAT WOULD ALLOW THE MAYOR TO APPOINT POLICE BOARD MEMBERS, AND THEN
THE MAYOR TO APPOINT POLICE BOARD MEMBERS, AND THEN EXPANDING THE POLICE BOARD FROM
BOARD MEMBERS, AND THEN EXPANDING THE POLICE BOARD FROM FOUR TO SIX, PLUS THE MAYOR
EXPANDING THE POLICE BOARD FROM FOUR TO SIX, PLUS THE MAYOR APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, AND
FOUR TO SIX, PLUS THE MAYOR APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, AND THAT'S THE MODEL THEY ENDORSED
APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, AND THAT'S THE MODEL THEY ENDORSED BY A 13 TO 12 MARGIN, BECAUSE
THAT'S THE MODEL THEY ENDORSED BY A 13 TO 12 MARGIN, BECAUSE THE OPPOSITION OF LOCAL CONTROL
BY A 13 TO 12 MARGIN, BECAUSE THE OPPOSITION OF LOCAL CONTROL WITH THE KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
THE OPPOSITION OF LOCAL CONTROL WITH THE KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI POLICE OFFICERS AND SUPERVISORS
WITH THE KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI POLICE OFFICERS AND SUPERVISORS IS INTENSE, ONGOING, IT IS
POLICE OFFICERS AND SUPERVISORS IS INTENSE, ONGOING, IT IS RELENTLESS, AND THEY WON.
IS INTENSE, ONGOING, IT IS RELENTLESS, AND THEY WON. AND THEY GOT THE VOTES THEY
RELENTLESS, AND THEY WON. AND THEY GOT THE VOTES THEY WANTED AND IT WAS QUITE A
AND THEY GOT THE VOTES THEY WANTED AND IT WAS QUITE A SETBACK FOR THOSE WHO SUPPORT
WANTED AND IT WAS QUITE A SETBACK FOR THOSE WHO SUPPORT LOCAL CONTROL.
SETBACK FOR THOSE WHO SUPPORT LOCAL CONTROL. HOW ABOUT EXPANDING, THOUGH,
LOCAL CONTROL. HOW ABOUT EXPANDING, THOUGH, THAT BOARD?
HOW ABOUT EXPANDING, THOUGH, THAT BOARD? HOW DOES IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE?
THAT BOARD? HOW DOES IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE? I'M NOT SURE IT MAKES A BIG
HOW DOES IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE? I'M NOT SURE IT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE.
I'M NOT SURE IT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE. THE IDEA IS TO GIVE EACH AT
DIFFERENCE. THE IDEA IS TO GIVE EACH AT LEAST ONE BOARD MEMBER.
THE IDEA IS TO GIVE EACH AT LEAST ONE BOARD MEMBER. MORE RESPONSIVE, ERIC WESSON?
LEAST ONE BOARD MEMBER. MORE RESPONSIVE, ERIC WESSON? THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE THINK.
MORE RESPONSIVE, ERIC WESSON? THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE THINK. THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE WERE LED TO
THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE THINK. THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE WERE LED TO BELIEVE.
THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE WERE LED TO BELIEVE. IT DOESN'T MAKE IT ANY MORE
BELIEVE. IT DOESN'T MAKE IT ANY MORE RESPONSIVE THAN IT ALREADY IS.
IT DOESN'T MAKE IT ANY MORE RESPONSIVE THAN IT ALREADY IS. YOU HAVE THE BOARD OF POLICE
RESPONSIVE THAN IT ALREADY IS. YOU HAVE THE BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS MEETINGS.
YOU HAVE THE BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS MEETINGS. THEY HAVE A PORTION IN THERE
COMMISSIONERS MEETINGS. THEY HAVE A PORTION IN THERE WHERE PEOPLE CAN COME AND TALK
THEY HAVE A PORTION IN THERE WHERE PEOPLE CAN COME AND TALK TO THEM.
WHERE PEOPLE CAN COME AND TALK TO THEM. IT'S REACHABLE.
TO THEM. IT'S REACHABLE. YOU CAN CALL FORTE, SEE HIM IN
IT'S REACHABLE. YOU CAN CALL FORTE, SEE HIM IN THE COMMUNITY.
YOU CAN CALL FORTE, SEE HIM IN THE COMMUNITY. IT'S THE GHOST OF TOM
THE COMMUNITY. IT'S THE GHOST OF TOM PENDERGAST STILL ON THIS ISSUE.
IT'S THE GHOST OF TOM PENDERGAST STILL ON THIS ISSUE. IT'S STILL OUT THERE.
PENDERGAST STILL ON THIS ISSUE. IT'S STILL OUT THERE. MARIJUANA MAKING LOTS OF
IT'S STILL OUT THERE. MARIJUANA MAKING LOTS OF LOCAL HEADLINES THIS WEEK, AND
MARIJUANA MAKING LOTS OF LOCAL HEADLINES THIS WEEK, AND IT'S NOT JUST BECAUSE OF A
LOCAL HEADLINES THIS WEEK, AND IT'S NOT JUST BECAUSE OF A CHIEF'S PLAYER CALLED DWAYNE
IT'S NOT JUST BECAUSE OF A CHIEF'S PLAYER CALLED DWAYNE BOWE WHO WAS ARRESTED FOR
CHIEF'S PLAYER CALLED DWAYNE BOWE WHO WAS ARRESTED FOR MARIJUANA POSSESSION AFTER BEING
BOWE WHO WAS ARRESTED FOR MARIJUANA POSSESSION AFTER BEING PULLED OVER FOR SPEEDING IN
MARIJUANA POSSESSION AFTER BEING PULLED OVER FOR SPEEDING IN JOHNSON COUNTY, A LEAWOOD COUPLE
PULLED OVER FOR SPEEDING IN JOHNSON COUNTY, A LEAWOOD COUPLE FILES A FEDERAL LAWSUIT OVER A
JOHNSON COUNTY, A LEAWOOD COUPLE FILES A FEDERAL LAWSUIT OVER A SWAT-STYLE HOME RAID LAST YEAR
FILES A FEDERAL LAWSUIT OVER A SWAT-STYLE HOME RAID LAST YEAR BY HEAVILY ARMED SHERIFF'S
SWAT-STYLE HOME RAID LAST YEAR BY HEAVILY ARMED SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES WHO WRONGLY BELIEVED
BY HEAVILY ARMED SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES WHO WRONGLY BELIEVED THE COUPLE WAS GROWING MARIJUANA
DEPUTIES WHO WRONGLY BELIEVED THE COUPLE WAS GROWING MARIJUANA BECAUSE THEY HAD EARLIER BEEN
THE COUPLE WAS GROWING MARIJUANA BECAUSE THEY HAD EARLIER BEEN SEEN LEAVING A STORE THAT SOLD
BECAUSE THEY HAD EARLIER BEEN SEEN LEAVING A STORE THAT SOLD HYDROPONIC GARDENING EQUIPMENT.
SEEN LEAVING A STORE THAT SOLD HYDROPONIC GARDENING EQUIPMENT. THEY ARE SEEKING 7 MILLION
HYDROPONIC GARDENING EQUIPMENT. THEY ARE SEEKING 7 MILLION COMPENSATORY AND PUNITIVE
THEY ARE SEEKING 7 MILLION COMPENSATORY AND PUNITIVE DAMAGES.
COMPENSATORY AND PUNITIVE DAMAGES. ACCORDING TO THE SUIT.
DAMAGES. ACCORDING TO THE SUIT. MEANWHILE, THIS WEEKEND, A
ACCORDING TO THE SUIT. MEANWHILE, THIS WEEKEND, A STATE MARIJUANA CONVENTION IS
MEANWHILE, THIS WEEKEND, A STATE MARIJUANA CONVENTION IS BEING HELD DOWNTOWN WITH
STATE MARIJUANA CONVENTION IS BEING HELD DOWNTOWN WITH SPEAKERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTY
BEING HELD DOWNTOWN WITH SPEAKERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTY ATTENDING.
SPEAKERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTY ATTENDING. ONE OF THE MAIN AGENDA ITEMS IS
ATTENDING. ONE OF THE MAIN AGENDA ITEMS IS TO DISCUSS PLACING THE MISSOURI
ONE OF THE MAIN AGENDA ITEMS IS TO DISCUSS PLACING THE MISSOURI BALLOT NEXT YEAR AN INITIATIVE
TO DISCUSS PLACING THE MISSOURI BALLOT NEXT YEAR AN INITIATIVE TO TAX AND REGULATE MARIJUANA
BALLOT NEXT YEAR AN INITIATIVE TO TAX AND REGULATE MARIJUANA LIKE ALCOHOL.
TO TAX AND REGULATE MARIJUANA LIKE ALCOHOL. OTHER STATES HAVE NOW ENACTED
LIKE ALCOHOL. OTHER STATES HAVE NOW ENACTED LAWS TO PERMIT THE LEGAL SALE OF
OTHER STATES HAVE NOW ENACTED LAWS TO PERMIT THE LEGAL SALE OF MARIJUANA.
LAWS TO PERMIT THE LEGAL SALE OF MARIJUANA. HAS POLITICAL CLIMATE CHANGED IN
MARIJUANA. HAS POLITICAL CLIMATE CHANGED IN MISSOURI TO MAKE THIS INITIATIVE
HAS POLITICAL CLIMATE CHANGED IN MISSOURI TO MAKE THIS INITIATIVE EVEN AN ELECTORAL POSSIBILITY IN
MISSOURI TO MAKE THIS INITIATIVE EVEN AN ELECTORAL POSSIBILITY IN THE SHOW ME STATE?
EVEN AN ELECTORAL POSSIBILITY IN THE SHOW ME STATE? ANYONE WHO BELIEVES THAT HAS
THE SHOW ME STATE? ANYONE WHO BELIEVES THAT HAS BEEN SMOKING SOME MARIJUANA.
ANYONE WHO BELIEVES THAT HAS BEEN SMOKING SOME MARIJUANA. MAYBE FOR MEDICINAL MARIJUANA,
BEEN SMOKING SOME MARIJUANA. MAYBE FOR MEDICINAL MARIJUANA, BUT TO OPEN UP THE REGULATION
MAYBE FOR MEDICINAL MARIJUANA, BUT TO OPEN UP THE REGULATION WITH WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE
BUT TO OPEN UP THE REGULATION WITH WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE REGULATED AND TAXED LIKE
WITH WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE REGULATED AND TAXED LIKE ALCOHOL?
REGULATED AND TAXED LIKE ALCOHOL? NO WAY.
ALCOHOL? NO WAY. I AGREE WITH THAT.
NO WAY. I AGREE WITH THAT. I TALKED TO A STATE SENATOR THIS
I AGREE WITH THAT. I TALKED TO A STATE SENATOR THIS WEEK TALKING ABOUT INTRODUCING
I TALKED TO A STATE SENATOR THIS WEEK TALKING ABOUT INTRODUCING LEGISLATION FOR MEDICINAL
WEEK TALKING ABOUT INTRODUCING LEGISLATION FOR MEDICINAL MARIJUANA.
LEGISLATION FOR MEDICINAL MARIJUANA. THAT MIGHT OPEN THE DOOR TO
MARIJUANA. THAT MIGHT OPEN THE DOOR TO BROADER USAGE, FIVE, TEN YEARS
THAT MIGHT OPEN THE DOOR TO BROADER USAGE, FIVE, TEN YEARS DOWN THE ROAD.
BROADER USAGE, FIVE, TEN YEARS DOWN THE ROAD. THERE IS A HUGE AMOUNT OF
DOWN THE ROAD. THERE IS A HUGE AMOUNT OF REVENUE, AND STATES NEED THE
THERE IS A HUGE AMOUNT OF REVENUE, AND STATES NEED THE MONEY, DON'T THEY?
REVENUE, AND STATES NEED THE MONEY, DON'T THEY? DENVER DID A 25-DOLLAR TAX ON
MONEY, DON'T THEY? DENVER DID A 25-DOLLAR TAX ON IT.
DENVER DID A 25-DOLLAR TAX ON IT. SO YEAH, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY
IT. SO YEAH, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THEY COULD USE IT TO
SO YEAH, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THEY COULD USE IT TO GENERATE REVENUE, BUT OTHER THAN
THAT THEY COULD USE IT TO GENERATE REVENUE, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I DON'T SEE MISSOURI, AS
GENERATE REVENUE, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I DON'T SEE MISSOURI, AS CONSERVATIVE AS IT IS, DOING
THAT, I DON'T SEE MISSOURI, AS CONSERVATIVE AS IT IS, DOING THAT.
CONSERVATIVE AS IT IS, DOING THAT. I THOUGHT THERE WAS A
THAT. I THOUGHT THERE WAS A NATIONAL OPINION POLL JUST
I THOUGHT THERE WAS A NATIONAL OPINION POLL JUST RECENTLY ISSUED THAT SAID THE
NATIONAL OPINION POLL JUST RECENTLY ISSUED THAT SAID THE AMERICAN PUBLIC FOR THE FIRST
RECENTLY ISSUED THAT SAID THE AMERICAN PUBLIC FOR THE FIRST TIME IS NOW IN SUPPORT OF
AMERICAN PUBLIC FOR THE FIRST TIME IS NOW IN SUPPORT OF LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA.
TIME IS NOW IN SUPPORT OF LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA. HAS THAT CHANGED THE DYNAMICS
LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA. HAS THAT CHANGED THE DYNAMICS POLITICALLY?
HAS THAT CHANGED THE DYNAMICS POLITICALLY? COLORADO AND WASHINGTON STATE
POLITICALLY? COLORADO AND WASHINGTON STATE ARE PURSUING ALMOST FULL
COLORADO AND WASHINGTON STATE ARE PURSUING ALMOST FULL LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA, AND
ARE PURSUING ALMOST FULL LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA, AND THERE IS A LIBERTARIAN ARGUMENT
LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA, AND THERE IS A LIBERTARIAN ARGUMENT THAT'S NOW BEING MADE, QUITE
THERE IS A LIBERTARIAN ARGUMENT THAT'S NOW BEING MADE, QUITE APART FROM WHAT MONEY IT
THAT'S NOW BEING MADE, QUITE APART FROM WHAT MONEY IT PROVIDES TO GOVERNMENT, THAT
APART FROM WHAT MONEY IT PROVIDES TO GOVERNMENT, THAT THIS IS NO BUSINESS FOR THE
PROVIDES TO GOVERNMENT, THAT THIS IS NO BUSINESS FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO BE IN.
THIS IS NO BUSINESS FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO BE IN. THE USE OF POT IN THE PRIVACY OF
GOVERNMENT TO BE IN. THE USE OF POT IN THE PRIVACY OF ONE HOME SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE,
THE USE OF POT IN THE PRIVACY OF ONE HOME SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE, AND THAT GIVES IT A SLIVER OF A
ONE HOME SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE, AND THAT GIVES IT A SLIVER OF A CHANCE IN A STATE LIKE MISSOURI
AND THAT GIVES IT A SLIVER OF A CHANCE IN A STATE LIKE MISSOURI WHICH DOES HAVE SOME SORT OF
CHANCE IN A STATE LIKE MISSOURI WHICH DOES HAVE SOME SORT OF LIBERTARIAN BEND, BUT I THINK MY
WHICH DOES HAVE SOME SORT OF LIBERTARIAN BEND, BUT I THINK MY COLLEAGUES ARE ALL RIGHT.
LIBERTARIAN BEND, BUT I THINK MY COLLEAGUES ARE ALL RIGHT. IT'S GOING TO BE DIFFICULT, EVEN
COLLEAGUES ARE ALL RIGHT. IT'S GOING TO BE DIFFICULT, EVEN THOUGH THE NAME OF THE SENATOR
IT'S GOING TO BE DIFFICULT, EVEN THOUGH THE NAME OF THE SENATOR FOR MISSOURI IS BLUNT, SO THAT
THOUGH THE NAME OF THE SENATOR FOR MISSOURI IS BLUNT, SO THAT SUGGESTS THERE MAY BE SOME
FOR MISSOURI IS BLUNT, SO THAT SUGGESTS THERE MAY BE SOME SUPPORT FOR MARIJUANA IN THE
SUGGESTS THERE MAY BE SOME SUPPORT FOR MARIJUANA IN THE STATE.
SUPPORT FOR MARIJUANA IN THE STATE. YOU DON'T SEE IT BEING ON THE
STATE. YOU DON'T SEE IT BEING ON THE BALLOT IN MISSOURI FOR 2014?
YOU DON'T SEE IT BEING ON THE BALLOT IN MISSOURI FOR 2014? I DO NOT.
BALLOT IN MISSOURI FOR 2014? I DO NOT. BECAUSE IT'S ALWAYS A HURDLE
I DO NOT. BECAUSE IT'S ALWAYS A HURDLE TO EVEN GET THEM ON.
BECAUSE IT'S ALWAYS A HURDLE TO EVEN GET THEM ON. I WOULDN'T COUNT ON IT.
TO EVEN GET THEM ON. I WOULDN'T COUNT ON IT. ALL RIGHT.
I WOULDN'T COUNT ON IT. ALL RIGHT. THAT IS OUR WEEK IN REVIEW.
ALL RIGHT. THAT IS OUR WEEK IN REVIEW. OUR THANKS TO OUR NEWS
THAT IS OUR WEEK IN REVIEW. OUR THANKS TO OUR NEWS REVIEWERS, ERIC WESSON FROM THE
OUR THANKS TO OUR NEWS REVIEWERS, ERIC WESSON FROM THE CALL, DAVE HELLING FROM THE
REVIEWERS, ERIC WESSON FROM THE CALL, DAVE HELLING FROM THE KANSAS CITY STAR, THE HOST OF
CALL, DAVE HELLING FROM THE KANSAS CITY STAR, THE HOST OF UP-TO-DATE WEEKDAY MORNINGS AT
KANSAS CITY STAR, THE HOST OF UP-TO-DATE WEEKDAY MORNINGS AT 11 ON KCUR F.M. STEVE KRASKE,
UP-TO-DATE WEEKDAY MORNINGS AT 11 ON KCUR F.M. STEVE KRASKE, AND KANSAS KCTV 5'S STACEY CAME.
11 ON KCUR F.M. STEVE KRASKE, AND KANSAS KCTV 5'S STACEY CAME. I'M NICK HAINES.
AND KANSAS KCTV 5'S STACEY CAME. I'M NICK HAINES. FROM ALL OF US HERE AT KCPT,
I'M NICK HAINES. FROM ALL OF US HERE AT KCPT, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SPENDING
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