Missouri is known for the Ozarks, the St. Louis Arch and murder? SafeWise scoured FBI data to discover that over a five-year average from 2013-2017,…
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Missouri voters may have final say on Medicaid Expansion
Part two of a two-part series on Medicaid expansion in Kansas and Missouri. Part one can be found here. Much like Kansas, Missouri is one of…
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New report details Missouri’s decreasing life expectancy
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services released a report in September that showed that although the life expectancy in the United States is 78.6…
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Psychiatrist loses Kansas license, still allowed to practice in Missouri
A doctor accused of having sex with several of his patients and exploiting another patient for economic gain is still allowed to practice in Missouri…
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Marijuana legalization efforts gaining steam in Missouri
Using a 2015 national survey, the National Institute on Drug Abuse determined that marijuana is the most frequently used illicit drug. However, recent changes in…
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Opinion: Missouri is the worst state in America for mental health care. Here’s how to fix it
When it comes to mental health care in the U.S., Missouri is the worst. According to the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), an organization…
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Missouri Supreme Court extends LGBT protections
In late February, the Missouri Supreme Court extended legal protections with two separate rulings in two different directions to the LGBT community. One of the…
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Ten thousand voters in Missouri receive false information from GOP mailers
Ray Bozarth, executive director of the Missouri Republican Party, acknowledged to the Kansas City Star Oct. 19 that the party sent mailers to 10,000 people across…
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Kander risks political career, furthers mental health awareness
In the face of a conservative national government, former Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander appeared to be the Democratic Party’s new golden boy. Over…
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