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An Interview with Mayor Mark Funkhouser on Diversity and Economic Policy

By Sylvia Maria Gross

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Kansas City, MO – Kansas City Missouri Mayor Mark Funkhouser made a new economic development policy for the city a key campaign issue. He created a task force made up of citizens and council members who will work on a new policy over the next few months. KCUR's Sylvia Maria Gross spoke to the mayor in our studio last week about some issues that haven't been widely addressed.

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