Kansas City, MO – With the November ballot deadline looming and the public safety sales tax due to expire, the Kansas City city council is still divided on exactly what to put before the voters.

Some council members want to go with the plan presented by the police board and Chief Jim Corwin: keep things the way they are and dedicate the tax renewal to new police stations, a crime lab and replacing Vietnam War era helicopters.

By Steve Bell

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Kansas City, MO – Kansas State Rep. Kevin Yoder of Overland Park won the Republican primary in the 3rd Congressional District.

U.S. Senator Sam Brownback handily defeated GOP rival Joan Heffington for the nod to run for Kansas Governor.

The backing of Sarah Palin wasn't enough for Todd Tiahrt to win the GOP bid to be the U-S Senate nominee in Kansas. Jerry Moran squeaked out a victory over his fellow member of the House of Representatives.

Missouri overwhelmingly passed a ballot measure yesterday challenging a key part of the federal health care law.

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Four black men have filed a federal lawsuit seeking $20 million because of Kansas City's Power & Light District's dress code.

The lawsuit was filed against the Cordish Companies, an affiliated company and Maker's Mark on behalf of the men subjected to the downtown entertainment district's dress code enforcement.

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In the race to replace retiring Missouri Senator Kit Bond, Roy Blunt, a congressman from southwest Missouri, won a nine-way Republican Senate primary over tea party contender Chuck Purgason. Blunt had 71 percent of the vote to Purgason's 13 percent. But Purgason says the race was worth the effort.

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Kansas State Rep. Kevin Yoder of Overland Park won the Republican primary in the 3rd Congressional District. That covers all of Johnson and Wyandotte counties and the eastern portion of Douglas County, including parts of Lawrence.

Yoder, the House Appropriation Committee chairman, defeated eight other Republicans yesterday. His closest challenger was former state House member Patricia Lightner of Olathe.

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A law professor who helped draft Arizona's new immigration statute won the Republican primary for Kansas secretary of state.

Kris Kobach defeated two other GOP candidates Tuesday- Shawnee County Election Commissioner Elizabeth Ensley of Topeka and former chief executive officer of the National Association of Government Contractors J.R. Claeys of Salina.

Kobach had linked illegal immigration to voter fraud. Because of his immigration work critics question whether he will be a full-time secretary of state.

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With most of the votes counted, Kansas Congressman Jerry Moran had just shy of 50 percent to overcome Representative Todd Tiahrt's 45 percent. Two minor candidates split the rest.

"I'm honored by your enthusiasm," said Moran. "Let's take this enthusiasm and take it to November and restore America."

Only a few thousand votes separated the candidates at the end. Moran goes into November facing Democratic primary winner Lisa Johnston who is a dean at Baker University. Kansas has not elected a Democrat to the Senate since 1932.