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Top Stories of the Week

By Steve Bell

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Kansas City, MO –

  • Police plan strategy for throngs of kids on Country Club Plaza.
  • School board elects new president, principals must re-apply.
  • Thousands protest in Tea Party income tax day rallies.
  • Legislators demand assurances on KC sales tax renewal.
  • Kansas City, Kansas passes 3/8-cent sales tax by 70% margin.
  • Extra pay for teachers restored in Missouri Senate budget.
  • Missouri Senate advances "fetus may feel pain" abortion bill.
  • Parkinson vetoes latest bill to toughen Kansas abortion laws.

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