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Top Stories of the Week

By Steve Bell

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Kansas City, MO –

  • Brownback sworn in, says "we have survived worse."
  • Budget plan cuts KS spending 6%, closes 8 agencies.
  • KS Ed advocates distressed by per-pupil cut proposal.
  • Arts funding ends in two years in Brownback proposal.
  • Kansas joins healthcare suit; Missouri House would join.
  • Phelps church trades Arizona picketing vow for air time.
  • City Atrorney says Chastain mayoral bid is invalid.
  • Nixon calls off Clay execution, commutes sentence.
  • Chiefs fail 30-7 in wild-card playoff game.
  • Haley named AFC coach of the year.
     

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

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