Public schools in Kansas City, Missouri may soon lose out on $5 million, or 3.2 percent of all their local funding, if the city’s Tax Increment Financing Commission has its way.

While the country mourns yet another mass-shooting, little attention is being paid to the fact that the companies producing the weapons are being subsidized by taxpayers.

Area Development Magazine, a magazine covering corporate relocation and facility planning, released its 2015 Gold & Silver Shovel Awards, which are said to "recognize individual states for their