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Delayed Kansas Highway 69 Project Back on Track; Top Democrat Suspects "Political Favoritism" at Play

A portion of the area where a delayed highway project will be getting underway soon near Pittsburg (Photo credit: Andy Marso, KHI News Service)
Friday, June 3rd, 2016, by Andy Marso

A Republican lawmaker from southeast Kansas says a delayed highway project in his district is back on. Democrats say the development smacks of political favoritism by Governor Sam Brownback. From the KHI News Service, Andy Marso has more. 
 

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