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Sen. Roy Blunt’s retirement tops the 5 biggest Missouri politics stories of 2021
The Republican senator's decision set off an electoral domino effect that included opening up two GOP congressional seats.
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KCUR Evening Newscast 6-6-08
By Steve Bellhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kcur/local-kcur-716377.mp3Kansas City, MO – As Kansas City leaders ponder getting a…
Kansas City Woman Fights Addiction, Helps Others And Becomes Subject Of New Film
Brent and Donna Jones' film "Bobbi Jo: Under the Influence" will stream on Amazon Prime and other services beginning Feb. 16.
Trump Picks Rep. Tom Price To Head Health And Human Services
Steve Inskeep talks to Tevi Troy, president of the American Health Policy Institute and a former deputy secretary of Health in the George W. Bush administration, about the selection of Price.
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Veterans Lining Up For Top Campaign
http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kcur/local-kcur-743058.mp3In the building race for President of the United States, Senator Barack…
When a Kansas school district denied special education services, this family fought back — and won
In one of the costliest cases of its kind, the district was ordered to pay a family nearly $250,000, plus ongoing private school expenses, for denying a child special education services.
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Worries Grow As Top Posts Remain Vacant At State Department
The administration has cleared out the State Department's top echelons. Congress is noticing the vacuum. So are other countries: Mexico's visiting foreign secretary went straight to the White House.
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Waiting for public defenders
Nearly 6,000 Missourians were stuck on a state "waitlist" for public defender services in early 2020. In some cases, those defendants waited nearly a year for counsel. After a judge ruled that the waitlist was likely unconstitutional, how has the court system changed?
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Tech Week: Uber's Tricks, JPMorgan Hacked & A Desk Microwave
Also in this week's roundup, Amazon's $1 billion purchase surprises some tech watchers. Yet we're most excited about finding a way to avoid physical exertion at lunch.
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