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Published July 17, 2010 at 4:27 PM CDT

By Steve Bell

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Kansas City, MO –

Ford tax-incentives survive filibuster, signed by Nixon.

Missouri ethics law will give commission more power.

Nixon lets abortion bill become law without signature.

NAACP convenes downtown, First Lady keynotes.

Convention resolution raises Tea Party racism question.

Bomb scare at Overland Park Kobach/Arpaio rally.

Microburst in southeast KC damages homes, 6,000 trees.

P & L District TIF could cost KC $15 million over 10 years.

Council schedules first hearing on mandatory redistricting.

Former KU employees plead guilty in ticket skim scam.

Lenexa dad still missing, daughter's wedding postponed.

Defunded, but not defeated.

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

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