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Podcast title	KCUR News
Website URL	http://www.publicbroadcasting....
Description	KCUR News
Updated	Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:14:49 GMT
Category	Public Radio
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1. Gladstone Man Killed by Police http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 0.56Mb) Description: More has been learned about the man who to death by police yesterday afternoon in north suburban Riverside. The man killed in a wooded area near Vivion Road and Gateway Drive is identified as Mahir Al-Hakim of Gladstone.
2. Young Activist Moves Local Tea Party Toward Elected Office http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 3.43Mb) Description: Andrea Plunkett has been behind some of the biggest Tea Party protests over the last year. Now, she and her grass-roots organization say they'll focus on getting their candidates elected to local office.
3. KU to Open Medical Training Program in Salina http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 0.81Mb) Description: The only medical school in Kansas is expanding. Officials at KU's School of Medicine have announced they're opening a four year medical program at the Regional Medical Center in Salina. The program will be geared towards the practice of rural medicine.
4. Missouri Senate Passes Autism Bill http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 0.57Mb) Description: The Missouri Senate has passed legislation requiring group insurance plans regulated by the state to cover autism treatment. The House approved a similar autism bill in February. The two chambers now have to reach a compromise before sending the legislation to Governor Nixon.
5. Moore Backs Health Care Reconciliation, Republicans Oppose http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 0.79Mb) Description: Kansas third district Congressman Dennis Moore says he plans to vote in favor of the health care reconciliation bill when it comes to the floor of the House. The three Republican members of the Kansas congressional delegation all say they plan to vote against the measure.
6. Misosuri House Debates Budget Late into the Night http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: The House Budget Committee spent nearly four hours Wednesday night amending and voting on bills that make up the state budget.
7. Ethics Complaint Against Kansas House Speaker Moves Forward http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 1.01Mb) Description: A special House committee will start hearings on an ethics complaint filed against House Speaker Mike O'Neal. the committee decided not to dismiss the complaint against the Hutchinson Republican.
8. Synthetic Marijuana Ban Moves Forward in Missouri House, Senate http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: The Missouri House and Senate have given initial approval to a ban on a widely available chemical that attempts to mimic the effects of marijuana.
9. KS and MO Lawmakers Continue Push to Block Federal Health Care Bill http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: A measure pushing back against the federal government passed in the Kansas House Monday by a vote of 109 to 11. The resolution calls on the federal government to stop passing laws that put mandates on the states. Meanwhile in Missouri, a proposed constitutional amendment that would block mandatory participation in a government-run health care system passed the House.
10. EPA Attempts To Limit Amish and Mennonite Pesticide Use http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 7.53Mb) Description: The University of Missouri, in a campaign funded by a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency, is trying to teach Missouri Amish and Mennonite farmers more environmentally-friendly farming practices.
11. Voices from the Meeting that Closed 26 KCMO Schools http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 4.94Mb) Description: Hear some voices from the meeting in this order: board members Duane Kelley, Cokethea Hill, Kansas City Federation of Teachers President Andrea Flinders, and board members Joel Pelofsky and Marilyn Simmons.
12. Obama Administration Scrutinizes Big Ag http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 3.63Mb) Description: It looks like banking isn't the only industry coming in for some added regulatory scrutiny from the Obama administration. US Attorney General Eric Holder and Agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack have launched a series of workshops probing anti-trust issues in agriculture. Some big agribusiness firms say the forums will showcase a well functioning, free market. But, many producers think they'll expose a system increasingly hostile to the traditional family farm.
13. Bus System Rumbling Toward Financial Void http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 0.53Mb) Description: The Area Transportation Authority expects to be in a tough financial state by 2013. It faces possibility of cuts in service by one-third. The message was delivered to the Kansas City Council Thursday afternoon
14. Council Nixes New Department, Reinstates Another http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 0.46Mb) Description: Kansas City, Missouri will not get a new city department to manage construction projects. The city council voted that down 7 to 6 Thursday. But the city Human Relations Department was re-empowered in a last-minute move. KCUR's Steve Bell reports.
15. Board Narrowly Passes Historic KCMO School Closure Plan http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Last night, the Kansas City Missouri school board narrowly approved the plan to close 26 schools, and district headquarters. More than 200 parents and community members turned out for an emotional meeting.
16. Ex Lawmaker to Grand Jury in Graft Probe http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 0.58Mb) Description: Former Missouri House Speaker Rod Jetton spent slightly more than an hour today before a Kansas City federal grand jury investigating graft and political corruption in the statehouse.
17. 50-Cent Increase for Downtown Events? http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 0.52Mb) Description: The price of attending most events at Bartle Hall or Municipal Auditorium will go up a little if the city council approves a plan approved by the Finance and Audit Committee Wednesday. KCUR's Steve Bell reports.
18. Missouri Schools Looking to Feds for Money http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 0.54Mb) Description: The head of the Missouri School Boards Association is calling on Congress to come through with more federal money, in hopes that the state's public schools can be fully funded next year.
19. Kansas House Turns Down School Consolidations http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 0.98Mb) Description: Officials at a handful of small school districts in Kansas are likely breathing a sigh of relief. That's because legislation that could have cut their budgets was gutted in the Kansas House.
20. Researchers Say Collaboration Is Key To Success In Research And Marketplace http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 0.64Mb) Description: The notion of "One Health," was central to a 2-day conference sponsored by the University of Missouri campuses this week. The idea is that research findings in animal health can apply to humans, and likewise from humans to animals.