PortKC’s oversight failures are now Missouri lawmakers’ problem

By: Patrick Tuohey

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: June 12, 2026

Words: 890

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

In June 2025, I wrote that PortKC, Kansas City’s ubiquitous subsidy-granting agency, was too powerful, too poorly run, and subject to too little oversight. Evidence from the past year has only strengthened that conclusion.

If Kansas City’s leaders are unwilling to demand more, state legislators must.

PortKC’s portfolio has grown far beyond its original mission. What began as a focus on river commerce has become one of the region’s most powerful …

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