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KCUR Morning News 11-25-09

By Maria Carter

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Kansas City, MO – Kansas City Power and Light and the Green Impact Zone proposed by Congressman Emmanuel Cleaver got a $24 million federal grant yesterday to develop a "smart grid" power system.

The retirement of 3rd District Kansas Congressman Dennis Moore has party officials working earlier than expected on next year's race.

Sharpshooters killed some 300 deer in Shawnee Mission Park earlier this month, but park officials say that's not enough.

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon and State Treasurer Clint Zweifel are backing a proposal to pay the first year's property taxes for some home buyers.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants to buy easements on up to 1 million acres of intact, native tallgrass prairie in Kansas to establish a conservation area.

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