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Barry Grissom faces questions about his tenure as Kansas’ top federal law enforcement official after a federal judge held his former office in contempt. Reporter Steve Vockrodt is here to talk about how the scandal is clouding the Democrat’s Senate campaign. And reporter Andy Marso is here to discuss his reporting surrounding stem cell clinics charging thousands of dollars to treat everything from arthritis to Parkinson’s disease. There’s no scientific proof the treatments work. Dave Helling and Leah Becerra co-host. For further reading: ‘Head in the sand’: Grissom faces fallout from scandal on his watch as U.S. attorney - www.kansascity.com/news/politics-g…e234072672.html Peddling unproven treatments, stem cell industry ‘fleeces,’ sometimes harms patients - www.kansascity.com/news/business/h…e233635472.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices