Spotlight on candidates in the Overland Park and Kansas City, Kansas, mayoral races

Voters are going to the polls in two important Kansas municipal races — one for mayor of Overland Park, and the other for mayor/CEO of Kansas City, Kansas, and Wyandotte County.

This week’s edition of “4Star Politics” takes a deep dive into both races.

We examine the Mike Czinege-Curt Skoog contest in Overland Park with Kyle Palmer of The Shawnee Mission Post. Then we’ll take a look at Tyrone Garner against incumbent Mayor David Alvery in KCK, with analysis from Mike Taylor, a former spokesman for the Unified Government.

Issues include crime, housing, economic development and taxes. “4Star Politics” held an earlier debate with Czinege and Skoog, and interviewed Garner and Alvey separately.

“4Star Politics” is a joint production of The Kansas City Star and WDAF-TV/Fox 4 Kansas City. Its hosts are John Holt and Dave Helling.

From The Kansas City Star and FOX4