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KCUR Evening Newscast 7-5-08

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Published August 5, 2008 at 6:12 AM CDT

By Steve Bell

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Kansas City, MO – The Missouri secretary of state today certified two November ballot measures -- one to eliminate the $500 loss limit at casinos and another to promote better home health care.

Secretary of State Robin Carnahan also celebrated victory in an appeal of a ruling that changed her ballot language on a measure banning most affirmative action programs.

Voter turnout for the primary election has been light in most of Missouri and Kansas, but heavy in Southwestern Missouri.

Kansas City is joining other cities in a mayors' initiative to crack down on illegal guns and illegal use of firearms.

A new $35 million armory is on the drawing boards for Wyandotte County.

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