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KCUR Evening Newscast 11-6-08

KCUR
Published November 6, 2008 at 5:35 AM CST

By Steve Bell

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Kansas City, MO –

  • Kansas City Council reviews low ratings from city satisfaction survey.

  • Missouri State House member Ron Richard of Joplin has been chosen as the next speaker of the Missouri House.

  • Republican leaders in the Missouri Senate have chosen Charlie Shields of St. Joseph as President Pro-tem.

  • Mike O'Neil is challenging Melvin Neufeld to be speaker of the Kansas House.

    • Defunded, but not defeated.
    Congress just eliminated federal funding for KCUR, but public radio is for the people.

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