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KCUR Morning News 10-27-09

By Maria Carter

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Kansas City, MO – Clay County officials kicked off a drive for "Proposition A", which would renew a 1/8-cent sales tax that pays for much of its jail operations yesterday.

Jackson County lawmakers say a new program aimed at illegal meth production will help them track the sales of over-the-counter medications used to make the drug.

A Kansas commission is pushing for closing a state facility for the developmentally disabled.

A state auditor's report says Missouri is at the forefront nationally in consolidating its computer services.

Former Republican Party official Ann Wagner will serve as chair of Roy Blunt's U.S. Senate campaign.

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