After spending part of his holiday in swimming trunks, president-elect Buff Bam arrived in D.C. this week and dug into the difficult task of salvaging the economy. In recent weeks, he's outlined his vision
for a stimulus package that would put federal dollars into shovel-ready
infrastructure projects. This week his aides hinted that the tab for Obama's plan
could reach $775 billion.
States and cities are scrambling for a piece of it, and KCMO leaders have prepared a lengthy wish list. Th
Oh, the re-do opportunities. While everyone waits to hear whether the effort to recall Kansas City Mayor Mark Funkhouser is on or off, Kansas City Star political reporter Steve Kraske reports that one possible Funkhouser challenger might be Jackson County Executive Mike Sanders. We've also learned of another candidate who might have thrown his bow-tie into the ring: Charlie Wheeler.Mark Vasto of the scrappy Parkville Luminary wrapped up his June 5 failed-recall story with this: "Former May
