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Filing: Smartmatic Gave Unlawful Gifts To LA Official Who Helped Obtain Voting Firm’s ‘Lucrative Contract’

admin — Tue, 12 Aug 2025 21:41:28 +0000

H&R Block CEO files retirement plans; company sets ‘smooth transition’ to new chief executive

admin — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 23:19:19 +0000

Announcing his plan to retire at the end of 2025, the CEO for one of Kansas City’s most iconic businesses called his work at H&R Block the past eight years “the honor of a lifetime.”

Help the Family in Our Guadalupe River Flooding Story Help Others

admin — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 21:45:37 +0000

CEO’s Salary At Defunded Corporation For Public Broadcasting Could Fund A Radio Station For Years

admin — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 11:30:50 +0000

If the CPB board cared about keeping rural broadcasting viable, it would not have spent $19.3 million on CPB salaries and benefits in 2022.

Fran Tirado Won’t Let a Cold Keep Her From Fire Island

admin — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 10:00:06 +0000

Illustration: Ryan Inzana

July was supposed to be a post-Pride recovery period, which makes it all the more annoying for Fran Tirado, editor-in-chief of Them, to find herself sick in bed — especially since giggling on Slack is often the most fun she’ll have all week. Queer news coverage isn’t exactly light-hearted these days, but Tirado’s aim is to find room for levity.

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Couple injects $1M ‘financial good’ from RxSS exit to startup special needs initiative; they hope it’s a blueprint for KC

admin — Wed, 30 Jul 2025 13:44:34 +0000

Michael and Brandy Rea built and successfully exited one of Kansas City’s fastest-growing health tech companies. Now the Rx Savings Solutions founders share a new prescription for impact: creating inclusive housing for adults with disabilities.
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Five lessons from investing $5 million into 50 startups in five years

admin — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 13:00:30 +0000

Editor’s note: The perspectives expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. Scott Henderson is managing principal for Omaha-based NMotion, general partner for gener8tor Great Plains Fund, and a board member for Startland, the parent organization of Startland News.
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Rogue ERLC Bands With Soros-Tied Group To Push Amnesty Bill

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 11:37:10 +0000
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Dem States Want American Taxpayers To Fund English Classes For Illegals

admin — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 20:04:52 +0000
California is behind an effort to force American taxpayers to fund English classes for illegal aliens. The state — along with 21 other states, two governors, and the District of Columbia — filed a suit against the Trump administration, claiming that $6.8 billion in federal funding was “unlawfully frozen” from the states collectively, and $939 […]

Small Biz to Watch: El Café Cubano brews rich simplicity inspired by ancestors’ appetite for the American dream

admin — Sat, 12 Jul 2025 12:38:22 +0000

Editor’s note: Startland News is showcasing five Kansas City small businesses this week through the newsroom’s first-ever Small Biz to Watch series, presented by Bank of America. The following highlights one of the 2025 honorees, curated by editors from Kansas City’s wide array of hard-working entrepreneurs and business owners.
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Small Biz to Watch: Matchless Cabinet throws ‘BBQ nerds’ onto national spotlight’s grill

admin — Fri, 11 Jul 2025 15:13:59 +0000

Editor’s note: Startland News is showcasing five Kansas City small businesses this week through the newsroom’s first-ever Small Biz to Watch series, presented by Bank of America. The following highlights one of the 2025 honorees, curated by editors from Kansas City’s wide array of hard-working entrepreneurs and business owners.
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Small Biz to Watch: Deposit The Work builds mass with tech-enabled consistency — no excuses, all grit

admin — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 16:00:26 +0000

Editor’s note: Startland News is showcasing five Kansas City small businesses this week through the newsroom’s first-ever Small Biz to Watch series, presented by Bank of America. The following highlights one of the 2025 honorees, curated by editors from Kansas City’s wide array of hard-working entrepreneurs and business owners.
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Missouri Bans Loophole Allowing Foreign Nationals To Fund Ballot Initiatives

admin — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 15:26:59 +0000
'The issue is larger than Wyss and the Sixteen Thirty Fund taking advantage of this loophole.'

Small Biz to Watch: Chick-In Waffle scales its cleverly KC-sauced identity, tapping Gen Z soul, God’s blessings

admin — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 15:10:38 +0000

Editor’s note: Startland News is showcasing five Kansas City small businesses this week through the newsroom’s first-ever Small Biz to Watch series, presented by Bank of America. The following highlights one of the 2025 honorees, curated by editors from Kansas City’s wide array of hard-working entrepreneurs and business owners.
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Small Biz to Watch: Someday Sunday opens the door to me-time without guilt (or toxins)

admin — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 17:47:10 +0000

Editor’s note: Startland News is showcasing five Kansas City small businesses this week through the newsroom’s first-ever Small Biz to Watch series, presented by Bank of America. The following highlights one of the 2025 honorees, curated by editors from Kansas City’s wide array of hard-working entrepreneurs and business owners.
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