Campaign donations flowing to medical research ballot issue
09/17/2013 9:46 AM
09/17/2013 9:46 AM
The Star’s Mike Hendricks is reporting that Kansas City Power and Light Co. has donated $25,000 to the campaign committee that's promoting a half-cent sales for medical research.
That issue is on the fall ballot in Jackson County.
That and two other contributions received on Friday brings to $675,000 the amount that the Committee for Research Treatment and Cures has raised so far.
The committee has said it will spend in excess of $1 million on the campaign.
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