From Tony’s Kansas City: You might remember that when Mayor Funkhouser began his “glorious” reign he promised that the first TIF to come across his desk “darn well better come from the Eastside.” Well, it turns out he was talking about the East side of the downtown loop. And that’s probably okay because it turns […]

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Mayor Slay has been out of the news lately-it works sometimes Funkhouser, try it-but this morning I noticed this at the News-Leader: The St. Louis circuit attorney’s office is changing philosophies. Now, the best prosecutors are going after the worst criminals in the hopes of better combating crime. Well, duh. Only in St. Louis can […]

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By C.J. Janovy This is for Kansas City’s Hispanic community and everyone else who’s pissed off that Mayor Mark Funkhouser appointed Minutemen member Frances Semler to the parks board. It’s been hard to watch Funkhouser trip all over his gigantic feet in these early days of his administration. After all, I wrote “Funk Star,” a […]

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Can “The Count” get anything right… Jeez! It’s been one embarrassment and miscue after another since his inauguration. Mayor Funkhouser made the abuse of tax breaks a central theme of his campaign, and it propelled him to victory. So, a task force to reform the city’s economic development policy is one of his most important […]

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At first showing little concern for critics of his free car deal, Count Funkhouser of Kansas City has now turned down the offer.

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  See any resemblance? Count Funkhouser of Kansas City has issued a statement for all you player haters who are upset about him accepting a free car: “I just don’t understand why what I ride is such a big deal” Maybe it’s a big deal because the people of Kansas City are still paying your […]

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Mayoral appointments are usually dull but Count Funkhouser or Kansas City has shaken things up a bit. After engaging in the class warfare inciting language his campaign became famous for, he announced one of his appointees to the Kansas City park board was Ajamu Webster. Webster is a founding member of the Kansas City Black […]

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From the KC star: Weeks into piloting his own craft, a 10-year-old Toyota Corolla, as mayor, Funkhouser says he has suffered no indignities. Plus taxpayers no longer have to ante up for former Mayor Kay Barnes’ limo posse to accompany her to places like the lounge at the InterContinental on the Plaza. Not only is […]

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Lavish inaugurations….Quarter of a million dollar chiefs of staff?. What’s next? From KMBC TV: KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Mayor Mark Funkhouser’s top assistant will make nearly $250,000 a year. Funkhouser hired Ed Wolf as his chief of staff at a salary of $140,000. Wolf had worked as the head of the Public Works Department for […]

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What’s up with the Democrats and their extravagant inaugurations? From Wikipedia: Bob Holden’s inauguration was the most elaborate and expensive in state history. The inauguration ceremony was a decidedly family-friendly event, as opposed to the general debauchery that had been commonplace at past inaugurations. The inauguration ceremony cost $1 million, of which $125,000 was paid […]

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