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By Barbara Shelly, Kansas City Star editorial board

Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius set up the ultimate showdown with her Legislature today by rejecting the latest compromise presented by Sunflower Electric and Republican legislative leaders.

By Yael T. Abouhalkah, Kansas City Star Editorial Board

The Cordish Co. has become infamous in KC for pulling out all stops to get its way -- on parking, drinking and other matters at the downtown Power & Light District.

By Yael T. Abouhalkah, Kansas City Star Editorial Board

Sarah Steelman opened her mouth Wednesday and out came an irresponsible idea: Abolish KC's 1 percent earnings tax.

By Yael T. Abouhalkah, Kansas City Star Editorial Board

Mayor Mark Funkhouser was long on initiatives but short on specifics last week in his State of the City speech.

He outlined 10 challenges facing Kansas City. Most make sense, such as “fund basic infrastructure maintenance,” “bring our sewer system up to modern standards” and “make it easier to move around Kansas City.”

New reports this week underscore the critical need to rein in health care costs. They are damaging the economy, squeezing American families and worsening the federal government’s fiscal problems.

What should be done about soaring health care costs? Leave your comments here.

A proposal to permit wider use of festival liquor licenses in Kansas City deserves the support of Missouri legislators. The plan is a reasonable way to bring a little more vitality to the city.

The measure would make it possible for bars and restaurants in designated areas of the city — such as Westport — to apply for festival licenses and use them a limited number of times per year.

By Barb Shelly, Kansas City Star editorial board

Anyone expecting a Scalia-type pronouncement out of Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. left the University of Kansas campus disappointed on Wednesday.