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North Kansas City Hospital and city leaders are meeting today to resole their differences.  Jobs at the Ford plant in Claycomo will nearly double.  The Missouri House votes to repeal the state’s mandatory motorcycle helmet law.  U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder wrote a letter to Kansas Governor Sam Brownback saying that the state’s new gun law is unconstitutional.

A federal investigator testified befor a Missouri Senate committee about why he asked for a list of conceal carry permit holders.  Kansas City’s Channel 2 is going digital.  The founders of the Kemper Museum step down from the board.

Kansas attempts to repopulate rural counties with financial incentives for new residents.  The job growth rate in Kansas is rising but could be hindered by global economic conditions.  Missouri legislators took votes on a gun rights, malpractice, and criminal codes bills.

A Missouri Senate committee puts restrictions on  doctors who prescribe Ru-486 or other drugs that induce abortions.  The Missouri House rejects the state Senate’s budget.  A local couple makes a $2.5 million gift to KU Hospital for patient support.

The National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility may need state support to be built.  Kansas City will switch buses over to compressed natural gas.  An elk herd in southeast Missouri is succeeding.

NBAF May Need State Support

The Kansas City Chiefs make offensive lineman Eric Fisher the first pick in the NFL draft.  The Kansas City council votes down proposal to privatize airport buses.  Kansas Governor Sam Brownback stops at KU Medical Center on a tour to promote higher education funding.