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Top Stories of the Week

By Steve Bell

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. –

  • Burke, James advance to general election, Funkhouser out.
  • Other incumbents all make the general election ballot.
  • "Kiki" Curls to take Wilson Senate seat in Jefferson City.
  • Voter photo-ID bills advance in Missouri and Kansas.
  • Kansas House passes tougher new abortion restrictions.
  • Tuition breaks for undocumented students nixed by House.
  • Unions protest, but PAC donation bill advances to Senate.
  • Census: KC grew, is largest in MO; St. Louis shrank.
     

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