KCUR Morning News 5-4-11

By Maria Carter

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – An all-night filibuster in the Missouri Senate is over. Four Republicans began blocking a capital improvements bill because their attempt to remove $41 million in federal stimulus dollars was voted down.

Negotiations continued between members of the House and Senate over bills to help fix a deficit in the public pension plan.

Negotiations continued yesterday between members of the House and Senate over bills to help fix a deficit in the public pension plan.

The Missouri House has narrowly passed a bill requiring prescriptions for some cold and allergy medicines containing pseudoephedrine, a key ingredient in the illegal drug methamphetamine.