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Will tariffs affect mortgage rates? What to know about the housing market. washingtonpost.com/business/…
Someone tried to log into this account, probably because I haven’t tweeted since December. Unclear what use they’ve for my account. This is not valuable real estate.
Retribution is in the air. “We’re going to come after the people in the media who lied about American citizens, who helped Joe Biden rig Presidential elections” said Patel, a leading maga soldier “Whether it’s criminally or civilly, we’ll figure that out.”
newyorker.com/magazine/2024/…
A whistle-blower report and other documents suggest that Trump’s nominee to run the Pentagon was forced out of previous leadership positions for financial mismanagement, sexist behavior, and being repeatedly intoxicated on the job. newyorker.com/news/news-desk…
Chinese state media is troubled by the exodus of X users. State outlets, which put considerable resources into amassing followers on Elon Musk’s social media platform — including by buying ads, deploying bots & hiring influencers — have seen growth plateau semafor.com/article/11/25/20…
Wow what a blast from the past (2021). Feels like forever ago.
The last time council discussed this was after @lukeranker and I wrote about Arlington and Fort Worth’s statically low pay compared to other large cities. Experts said the pay scales resembled that of “suburban” municipal governments. amp.star-telegram.com/news/p…
This is a weird headline
Luxury townhomes to take place of Disney family’s old church a block from KC Streetcar kansascity.com/news/business…
One post from ex-members of neo-Nazi group says ‘we’re happy’ with Trump’s plans to slash national security jobs theguardian.com/us-news/2024…
Aside from the fact that crypto takes an extraordinary amount of power and water to run its servers, I’m not sure accepting fake money for payment in a city notorious for bad budgeting is a good idea? cbsnews.com/detroit/news/det…
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“It’s not immoral to love two institutions.” On Roy Williams, Kansas and UNC. newsobserver.com/sports/coll…
New apartments will replace an old city lot in the Crossroads.
kansascity.com/news/business…
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A little personal news!
I’m excited to say I’ll be taking over the race and culture beat at KCUR. I’ve had a great time covering Kansas City politics & government, and I hope I lived up to that challenge.
If you ever read my local gov stories, thank you!
This model can fit 3x as many apartments per floor as conventional design & shaves 25%-35% off construction. Developers could charge $750 in Minneapolis, $850 in Denver & $1,000 in Seattle — rents within reach for those earning 30%-50% of median income.
nytimes.com/2024/11/06/opini…
Fairer rules and fairer representation has changed plenty already. Candidates have been able to laser-focus on their own neighborhoods rather than doorknock across the entire city. salon.com/2024/11/05/portlan…
Missouri GOP lawmakers next year will almost certainly attempt to advance constitutional amendments that would undo Tuesday’s vote. The General Assembly, under firm Republican control, can place amendments on the ballot with a simple majority vote.
kansascity.com/news/politics…
Steady stream of voters but no line at my polling place. They close at 7 pm, so plenty of time to cast your ballot 🗳️
Corporate landlords are more likely to raise rents & fees, create poor health conditions & evict tenants. In LIHTC housing, these owners increase their profit margins by cutting basic services, neglecting maintenance of problems & jacking up rents.
newrepublic.com/article/1840…
