Kansas City mayor sues Missouri over law requiring increase in police funding

Kansas City is believed to be the largest city in the nation that does not have control over its police force, an arrangement that critics contend is based on racism against the city’s large Black population.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas sued the state of Missouri on Wednesday over a new law that requires the city to increase funding for its police department.

The lawsuit filed in Jackson County is the latest salvo in  today! 

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