By Maria Carter
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Kansas City, MO – Eighty to 90 percent of private contractors doing Kansas City municipal construction work are not being checked for wages they pay. The City Council heard a blunt message from staff and from union leaders.
Odessa city leaders say a former Aryan Nations leader will not be able to open an under-21 nightclub in their town.
The Missouri General Assembly has passed the state budget and sent it to Governor Jay Nixon eight days before the legally-mandated deadline.
The Missouri House has voted to revise the way the state distributes basic aid to school districts.
The Kansas House will not reconsider a new state law that bans smoking in bars, restaurants and other public places.