In State of the City, Leawood mayor highlights accomplishments, raises concern about partisanship, school funding

Leawood had built a deserved reputation as one of the best places in Kansas and beyond to to live, work and play.

That was the takeaway message from Mayor Peggy Dunn’s State of the City address, delivered Thursday at the Ironhorse Golf Club.

But Dunn also had words of caution, pointing to the recently ended 35-day federal government shutdown as a sign of troubling partisanship, and imploring state leaders to work through continued friction over K-12 funding.

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