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KCUR Evening Newscast 12-9-08

KCUR
Published December 9, 2008 at 5:29 AM CST

By Steve Bell

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Kansas City, MO –

  • The latest budget cuts: Overland Park. Plan would pare $73 million from spending over 5 years.
  • Constituents pleaded to save their favorite programs from budget cuts in Jefferson City today.
  • Rising prices for rock salt are strapping city budgets as the first snow of winter falls.

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