Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway filed a federal lawsuit July 22 against Kansas City, arguing the city’s Minority and Women Business Enterprise (MWBE) contracting program unlawfully uses race and sex in awarding public contracts. The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, claims the MWBE ordinance violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. It's the official word from city hall that deserves more attention. Accordingly, here's a quote from Mayor Q that might not have earned enough attention . Check-it:Mayor Quinton Lucas says the city had already begun reviewing and revising the program months before the lawsuit was filed, arguing the legal action is more about politics than finding a solution.