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KCUR Morning News 3-17-10

By Maria Carter

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Kansas City, MO – Travelers leaving on some Southwest Airlines flights out of Kansas City's airport will be facing a new layer of security starting next week.

The Missouri Senate has given initial approval to a ban on a widely available and legal drug that uses say mimics the effects of marijuana.

Governor Mark Parkinson named Kansas' top securities regulator as the new secretary of state yesterday.

Members of the Kansas House yesterday delayed a vote on tax legislation.

The Missouri House has passed a proposed constitutional amendment designed to bar mandatory participation in any national health care system.

The Missouri House has endorsed a bill dropping the age to carry a concealed weapon to 21.

A Kansas City woman faces theft charges for allegedly stealing hundreds of thousands worth of merchandise from the Ward Parkway Target store.

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