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Seg. 1: Campaign Ad Fact-Checking Tips For Voters. Seg. 2: Kansas City Hiring And Firing News.

The second phase of Burns and McDonnell's world headquarters expansion will add a four-story, 142,000-square-foot building and a 550-space parking garage on Ward Parkway.
Burns and McDonnell
The second phase of Burns and McDonnell's world headquarters expansion will add a four-story, 142,000-square-foot building and a 550-space parking garage on Ward Parkway.

Segment 1: How to analyze political ads.

As midterm election campaigns start to hit their stride, voters in Kansas and Missouri are sure to be inundated with any number of political advertisements. As a public service (and at the request of a listener named Mary Anne) we spoke with trusted, professional fact-checkers about what to keep an eye out for when attempting to separate the fact from conjecture.

Segment 2, beginning at 26:26: Updates on the Kansas City area's economy and biggest employers.Maybe you’ve noticed: In recent weeks and months, there have been all manner of massive layoffs and hirings when it comes to some of the biggest employers in the Kansas City metro. The layoff side of the ledger has included Sprint and DST Systems. On the upside, Burns & McDonnell is hiring like crazy. But how’s this all balancing out, and what does it mean for the future of the Kansas City area? We asked corporate and economic watchers from Kansas and Missouri.

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Steve Kraske is an associate teaching professor of journalism at UMKC, a political columnist for The Kansas City Star and has hosted "Up to Date" since 2002. He worked as the full-time political correspondent for The Star from 1994-2013 covering national, state and local campaigns. He also has covered the statehouses in Topeka and Jefferson City.
Luke X. Martin is an assistant producer for KCUR's Up To Date.