Subject: Price Controls and Subsidies

• Best Collector

  October 9, 2003

• Meet the Landlord

  Notorious landlord Bobby Veal was fined more than $1 million for sexually assaulting his tenants. But getting him to pay is another matter.

  December 2, 2004

• Falling Eaves

  City Hall's ineptitude makes a homeowner very nervous.

  October 23, 2003

• Oh, Rats

  The Housing Authority pays the rent for rodents.

  June 6, 2002

• High and Writhing

  Police, neighbors and residents say Central Park Towers is creepy.

  January 31, 2002

• Activist works against governments' sleight of hand

  March 16, 2000

• Got milk money?

  Forget spilled milk -- dairy farmers seem ready to spill blood. They're seeing red because of declining raw milk prices, the result of a decrease in worldwide demand and a glut of milk production that was ramped up in expectation of greater demand that never materialized. Some groups are seeking legislative redress, while others feel that financial subsidies are the only way to keep dairy farms in operations. Farmers donned cowsuits to protest a recent hearing by the Department of Agriculture an

  July 21, 2009

• Last night's protest: Section 8 workers rally against the Housing Authority

  ​In June 2008, the Section 8 workers at the Housing Authority of Kansas City voted overwhelmingly to join the Service Employees International Union. More than a year later, they still don't have a contract. Yesterday, Section 8 workers and supporters gathered outside the HAKC office, accusing the housing authority of bargaining in bad faith and using federal tax dollars to bust their union. 

  September 15, 2009