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Published May 7, 2011 at 4:12 PM CDT

By Steve Bell

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. –

Sly James sworn in as KC mayor, promises efficiency, unity.

Council high-rise veto override fuels referendum petition drive.

Legislature nixes Nixon veto of Congressional redistricting map.

Corps of Engineers floods Missouri farmland to save Cairo, Ill.

MoDOT announces massive cutbacks as road funds dwindle.

Legislature finalizes MO budget, Nixon promises more cuts.

Kansas budget negotiations break down with days remaining.

Defunded, but not defeated.

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

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