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What does COVID-19 mean to KC’s airport and city budget? Listen to Deep Background

There isn’t much air travel these days, but construction at the Kansas City International Airport terminal project continues.
There isn’t much air travel these days, but construction at the Kansas City International Airport terminal project continues. Jill Toyoshiba jtoyoshiba@kcstar.com

While the coronavirus pandemic has many Kansas Citians hunkering down in their homes and the airline industry is largely paused, construction on the new single terminal at Kansas City International Airport soldiers on. On today’s Deep Background podcast, Star City Hall reporter Allison Kite joins Dave Helling and Derek Donovan to discuss the debate over minority- and women-owned firms working on the project, as well as the uncertainty ahead for Kansas City’s budget, which is facing serious revenue shortfalls.

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Dave Helling
Opinion Contributor,
The Kansas City Star
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Dave Helling has covered politics in Kansas and Missouri for four decades. He has worked in television news, and is a regular contributor to local broadcast programs. Helling writes editorials and columns for the Star, and is the co-host of the weekly “4Star Politics” show. He was awarded the 2018 ASNE Burl Osborne award for editorial leadership.
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