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KCUR Morning News 1-20-10

By Maria Carter

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Kansas City, MO –
Lawmakers in Missouri have begun work on legislation that would require insurance companies to provide coverage for treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Jackson County is planning to file suit against Kansas City's TIF commission this week.

Missouri lawmakers are expected to begin their debate on changing the state's political ethics rules.

The Senate Judiciary Committee today kicked off three days of hearings yesterday on repealing the death penalty in Kansas.

Representative Ike Skelton says Fort Leonard Wood will get an additional $111 million to help construct two trainee barracks.

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