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KCUR Morning News 1-25-10

By Maria Carter

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Kansas City, MO – There's a new problem for Kansas legislators and groups who hope to raise taxes to eliminate a budget shortfall. The state expects its Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund to run out of money by mid-February.

Prosecutors in the Scott Roeder case are expected to present evidence today that Roeder meticulously planned the murder of abortion provider Doctor George Tiller.

The H1N1 swine flu that first appeared last spring has swept across the country in two waves so far. Public health officials say it's not too late to get vaccinated against a possible third wave.

Stimulus money will help weatherize some 21,000 homes for low income families in Missouri.

For the fourth year in a row, Missouri Senator Jolie Justus has filed a bill regarding human papillomavirus, or HPV.

Congress just eliminated federal funding for KCUR, but public radio is for the people.

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