‘Economic eviction notice’: Property owners decry tax spike as ‘death sentence for small business’

By Tommy Felts | August 14, 2025

Critic of tax office says Jackson County is betting most property owners hit with inflated bills are too intimidated to appeal State lawmakers could be Jackson County business owners’ last hope, said Ian Davis, testifying Wednesday in the Missouri state capitol about spiking property tax assessments that have seen entrepreneurs hit with increases of up…

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Beacon analysis: Restaurant relief funds flowed to whiter, more affluent areas of Kansas City

By Tommy Felts | August 18, 2021

Editor’s note: The following story was originally published by The Kansas City Beacon, a nonprofit, public-service journalism newsroom serving Kansas and Missouri. Click here to read the original story or here to sign up for the free Kansas City Beacon email newsletter. [divide] Local businesses received a total of $53 million from the fund, but few of those dollars…

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