By Elana Gordon
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Kansas City, MO –
The Kansas City Council approved a Fire Department takeover of the city's ambulance services.Council members also voted in favor Mayor Funkhouser's two nominees to the Tax Increment Financing Commission.Steve Rose, the longtime publisher of the Johnson County Sun, has announced he's running for the third district congressional seat in Kansas, which is currently held by Dennis Moore.The Missouri Ethics Commission has levied large fines against two political action committees, including one in Kansas City, that didn't properly report their finances.Attorneys General from eight states, including Missouri, discussed combating mortgage fraud today in Washington D.C. with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder.A Kansas board of regents audit has found that KU athletic director Lew Perkins received money from a vendor for the athletic department.
