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KCUR Evening Newscast 2-14-08

By Steve Bell

KANSAS CITY, MO –
KCUR Evening Headlines (1 min 48 sec)

  • Kansas City Mayor Mark Funkhouser today responded to a record budget proposed by City Manager Wayne Cauthen.
  • Missouri lawmakers are looking for ways to trim Gov. Matt Blunt's proposed $23 billion dollar budget.
  • The Kansas Senate has given final approval to an energy bill that allows construction of two coal-fired power plants in western Kansas. The bill now moves on to the House.

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