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In Lee’s Summit school district feud, board member and superintendent trade calls to resign

Board member Bill Baird, with list of grievances, calls for superintendent to resign

David McGehee, the highest paid superintendent in Missouri, denies wrongdoing, saying Baird should resign instead

Amid the arguments, a relationship between the superintendent and an attorney working for the school district may be ill-advised, experts say

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Before KC Council committee, protesters decry police treatment outside Donald Trump rally

Several dozen protesters told the Kansas City Council’s public safety committee that they are outraged by the police treatment of them outside the March 12 rally by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

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Kansas school funding bills advance to the full Legislature

A school equalization plan is headed to the full Kansas Legislature, with lawmakers hoping to approve the measure before they leave Friday for a monthlong break. The Legislature’s two budget committees advanced nearly identical bills Wednesday despite opposition from the Kansas City, Kan., and Wichita school districts. The House and Senate could vote on the bills Thursday.

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Judge’s decision is expected Thursday in union attempt to delay public streetcar opening

Judge W. Brent Powell heard arguments Wednesday on a request to postpone the public streetcar operation until a labor dispute between the union and the city and streetcar authority is resolved. The streetcar’s public opening is planned for May 6.

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Kansas House doesn’t override Gov. Sam Brownback’s veto of STAR bonds bill

The Kansas House voted overwhelmingly against overriding a Brownback veto of a budget provision that would have restricted the state from using sales tax revenue bonds — STAR bonds — for new projects in Wyandotte County. The American Royal project would relocate the horse and livestock exhibition from Kansas City to western Wyandotte County.

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Hillary Clinton rips Donald Trump, Ted Cruz on terrorism fight

Condemning the oratorical bombast and verbal “loose cannons” employed by her Republican rivals to combat global terrorism, Democrat Hillary Clinton cast herself Wednesday as the presidential candidate best equipped to handle the persistent global threats and defeat ISIS.

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Disney threatens to stop filming in Georgia if religious bill is signed

Disney joins tech executives from Intel and Yelp in calling for a veto of the bill, which would allow businesses owners in the state to invoke their own religious beliefs to deny employment, education and charitable services — essentially giving legal protection to people who object to same-sex marriage.

Development

Contract is approved for converting Norman School building into apartments

Del Hedgepath will proceed with converting the vacant, 109-year-old Norman School building to apartments following approval by Kansas City’s Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority.

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NPR starts ‘Trump Training’ to deal with threats

Donald Trump's campaign events have apparently become such a minefield for reporters that one major news organization has taken the extraordinary step of offering its correspondents a version of training for dealing with real minefields.

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Trump and Clinton take Arizona, Cruz and Trump talk wives, Sanders man questions vote numbers

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton win again, this time in Arizona. Bernie Sanders is still winning caucuses in predominantly white states. And Trump and Ted Cruz are attacking each other for going after each other’s wives in the campaign.

Government & Politics

NC legislature OKs bill restricting LGBT accommodations

The impetus of the bill was a provision in a new city of Charlotte ordinance that would allow transgender individuals to use the bathroom corresponding to the gender with which they identify.

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Trump and Clinton win Arizona; Bush endorses Cruz

Sanders wins Utah, Idaho; Cruz wins Utah. Front-runners exchange criticisms of how they would handle world affairs.

National & International

Report: HealthCare.gov logged 316 cybersecurity incidents

The web portal used by millions of consumers to get health insurance under President Barack Obama's law has logged more than 300 cybersecurity incidents and remains vulnerable to hackers, nonpartisan congressional investigators said Wednesday.

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Effort to eliminate food sales tax falls short in Kansas Senate

An effort to force a vote on eliminating the state’s sales tax on food failed in the Kansas Senate on Tuesday, although a majority of senators supported the idea.

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The Latest: Kasich says he won't drop out before Wis. vote

The Latest on the presidential election (all times EDT):

Cruz, Sanders win Utah caucuses that draw massive crowds

Sens. Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders breezed to wins in Utah on Tuesday night, when voters flooded presidential caucuses in unprecedented numbers, leading many Democratic sites to run out of ballots and sending caucus workers scurrying for paper to print more.

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Missouri lawmakers are hopeful for final two months of 2016 session

The Missouri General Assembly has hit the midpoint of the 2016 legislative session, and leaders hope hard feelings over a “religious freedom” amendment won’t sour the remaining two months before adjournment.

National & International

Ex-Clippers owner's NBA antitrust lawsuit dismissed

A federal judge has dismissed a $600 million antitrust lawsuit filed by former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling against the NBA and his wife Shelly Sterling.

National Politics

Lawyers seek mercy for ex-NY state Senate leader, son

New York's former Senate leader and his son, who were convicted alongside one another on charges that the once-powerful Republican used his office to extort about $300,000 in salary and other benefits for the son, asked a federal judge Wednesday not to send them to prison.

Government & Politics

Compromise reached on single marriage license for all Ky. couples

Kentucky would have a single marriage license for straight and gay couples under a compromise plan backed by Republican Gov. Matt Bevin and the Democrat-controlled House Judiciary Committee.

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Uber wants to override local rules

Kansas City community leaders partner with ride service Uber in a call for state regulation to override the city's local rules. They say more work opportunities will follow.

Mark Davis mdavis@kcstar.com

Missouri 'religious freedom' amendment introduced

State Sen. Bob Onder introduces an amendment to the Missouri Constitution that, if approved by voters, would allow certain individuals and businesses to refuse service to same-sex couples based on their religious beliefs.

Video courtesy of Senate Communications

Urban League partners with Uber

Gwendolyn Grant, CEO of the Urban League of Greater Kansas City, tells why the group has partnered with ride share company Uber.

mdavis@kcstar.com

Why wonky delegate rule will help Donald Trump, explained by Monty Python

Republicans holding onto the dream of a last-minute, dark horse presidential nominee like House Speaker Paul Ryan or Mitt Romney may as well wake-up now — McClatchy Political Editor Steve "Buzz" Thomma and Monty Python explain why a little-known “eight-state” rule has essentially locked the nomination in for Donald Trump.

Natalie Fertig McClatchy

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