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KCUR Morning News 1-18-11

By Maria Carter

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Kansas City, MO – The Kansas Neurological Institute serves some 150 profoundly disabled adults. If the Kansas Legislature approves, the facility would be closed gradually over the next three years.

The Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services has begun accepting applications for its Low Income Energy Assistance Program.

The top lawmakers in the Missouri House are pledging to block Gov. Jay Nixon from billing state agencies for his airplane flights.

Missouri's new Republican Senator Roy Blunt says he's disappointed that Ann Wagner was not selected as the new Chair of the Republican Party.

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