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KCUR Morning News 10-6-10

By Maria Carter

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Kansas City, MO – Missouri has done a poor job of identifying employers who misclassify employees as independent contractors. That's the finding of a new audit.

The University of Missouri's flagship Campus in Columbia is reviewing 75 degree programs for possible elimination because of budget cuts.

Proponents of tougher laws regulating Missouri puppy mills are stepping up their media campaign to reach Missouri votes.

Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster has turned himself into a cartoon character to promote Internet safety to children.

Kansas Governor Mark Parkinson has announced an incentives package that could keep the "vast majority" of Hawker Beechcraft aviation jobs in Kansas.

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

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