Kansas City at The Crossroads

Front row, left to right:
Jack Cashill, Ingram’s Executive Editor; Jack Craft, a partner with Lathrop & Gage and the Missouri chair for Bi-state II; Herb Kohn, an attorney with Bryan Cave; Sen. Kay O’Connor, of District 9 in Kansas; Wayne Cauthen, City Manager for Kansas City, Missouri.
Back row, left to right:
Wayne Flaherty, founder of Kansans Against Bi-State; Nick Haynes, moderator with KCPT-TV; Rep. Scott Schwab of the 49th Legislative District in Kansas; Frank Byrne, Executive Director of the Kansas City Symphony; Mark Huffer, General Manager and CEO of the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority; and Rep. Jerry Nolte of the 33rd Legislative District in Missouri.

Less than five months after Bi-state II failed in four of the five participating counties, Ingram’sMagazine partnered with KCPT- TV for the second installment of Kansas City @ the Crossroads, an in-depth look at controversial issues that affect the entire metropolitan area. Ten participants with vested inter-est in the outcome of the last Bi-state election gathered at Ingram’s headquarters for a lively debate on the past and future of the bi-state concept.

There was unanimity among the participants, but only on one point-Bi-state II failed because it was flawed. Presented properly, it would have had a much better chance of passing. But even the flaws were not unanimously agreed upon.

There’s Still Hope for the Bi-State Concept
Front row, left to right: Jack Cashill, Ingram’s Executive Editor; Jack Craft, a partner with Lathrop & Gage and the Missouri chair for Bi-state II; Herb Kohn, an attorney with Bryan Cave; Sen. Kay O’Connor, of District 9 in Kansas; Wayne Cauthen, City Manager for Kansas City, Missouri. Back row, left to right: Wayne Flaherty, founder of Kansans Against Bi-State; Nick Haynes, moderator with KCPT-TV; Rep. Scott Schwab of the 49th Legislative District in Kansas; Frank Byrne, Executive Director of the Kansas City Symphony; Mark Huffer, General Manager and CEO of the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority; and Rep. Jerry Nolte of the 33rd Legislative District in Missouri. Less than five months after Bi-state II failed in four of the five participating counties, Ingram’sMagazine partnered with KCPT- TV for the second installment of Kansas City @ the Crossroads, an in-depth look at controversial issues that affect the entire metropolitan area. Ten participants with vested inter-est in the outcome of the last Bi-state election gathered at Ingram’s headquarters for a lively debate on the past and future of the bi-state concept. There was unanimity among the participants, but only on one point-Bi-state II failed because it was flawed. Presented properly, it would have had a much better chance of passing. But even the flaws were not unanimously agreed upon.

There’s Still Hope for the Bi-State Concept

There’s Still Hope for the
Bi-State Concept