By Steve Bell
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Kansas City, MO –
Dedication ceremonies were held today for the new Federal Reserve Bank Building south of Union Station. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke was the featured speaker.The Kansas Supreme Court is now weighing whether to hold Johnson County District Attorney Phill Kline in contempt of court. The suit questions his handling of subpoenaed abortion records.Missouri Governor Matt Blunt and economic development officials are in Montreal, meeting with Bombardier executives in hopes of persuading them to build a new airplane plant near KCI. In honor of the occasion, the Kansas City council passed its ordinance supporting the Bombardier project and offering additional incentives.Clay Chastain's "light rail summit" at Penn Valley Community College produced a light turnout. All the local officials invited intentionally stayed away.A new national study says Missouri and Kansas, and most states, provide few consumer protections against abuses companies that offer individual health coverage.
