It’s going to be extremely disappointing if the City goes backwards on energy efficiency codes. Please veto the ordinance.

Just learned from NPR that the federal government is the largest employer in the great Kansas City area, for example. I found it helpful to be reminded that, of course, this isn’t just about people who work and live in DC. Federal employees are in all of our communities.

Congratulations to Ms. Cline! Please help make our roads safer, my husband & 8th grader had a close call with a driver speeding and running red lights on Ward Parkway near 79th St. during the morning commute yesterday. 🙏

Photo of person skiing

Skier spotted in Brookside ❄️

New York to fine fossil fuel companies $75 billion under new climate law New York state will fine fossil fuel companies a total of $75 billion over the next 25 years to pay for damage caused to the climate under a bill Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law on Thursday.

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New York to fine fossil fuel companies $75 billion under new climate law. New York expects extreme weather caused by climate change will cost the state $500 billion by 2050.

Yay!! Love the map! 👏

2025 Hygiene Kit Donation Drive Kicks off at the Library for Annual MLK Day of Service For the sixth year, the Kansas City Public Library’s AmeriCorps Programs is collecting donations of travel-sized personal care items for a hygiene kit drive.

If you're going to be traveling & staying in hotel during the holidays, please keep our upcoming Hygiene Kit Drive in mind!

From Jan. 2 to 16, the Library’s AmeriCorps Programs will collect donations of unused/unopened travel-sized personal care items.

Photo of prairie at Jerry Smith park in Kansas City.

Eldest daughter & I enjoyed removing over 300 invasive Callery pear trees from the remnant prairie at Jerry Smith Park this morning with Bridging the Gap. 💪

Street lined with Gingko trees turning yellow.

The colors in KC this week have been lovely 🍂