Kansas City’s Development Incentives and Responsible Bidder Ordinances

Kansas City’s Development Incentives and Responsible Bidder Ordinances

Author: KKFI 90.1 FM Kansas City Community Radio October 21, 2025 Duration: 1:00:12
Should your tax dollars that go to build publicly funded construction projects be used to pay for work done by companies that rip off their workers, don’t provide health insurance or pay for workers compensation insurance to cover on-the-job injuries or not pay employment taxes? We’ll talk to two leaders of unions in the building trades about what fair contracting should be and why they support passage of responsible bidder ordinances.  

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