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KCUR Morning News 7-8-11

By Maria Carter

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Johnson County Board of Commissioners has given partial approval to a three-year, grant for teen std and pregnancy prevention programs.

Activist Clay Chastain submitted some 3,900 signatures on a light rail petition to the Kansa City Missouri election board.

A voter ID ballot initiative certified for the November 2012 ballot has sparked a lawsuit from several civil rights groups.

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon is planning to host a meeting next week with state lawmakers to broker an agreement on an economic development bill.

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