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Missouri Challenges KC’s MWBE Program | Kansas City News
Missouri’s Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has launched a high-stakes federal lawsuit against Kansas City, arguing its MWBE contracting program violates equal protection by using race and gender to award public contracts. Despite the co-plaintiff’s past non-violent convictions, Hanaway insists all Missourians deserve equal treatment under the law. The city defends the program as essential for equity, countering that abandoning it would hurt minority and women-owned businesses. With over 100 local firms now in limbo, business owners like Jaresha Rhone warn the program is vital for leveling…
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