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In Missouri state prisons, about 60 percent of inmates have kids. That's 18,000 moms and dads behind bars – and tens of thousands of kids on the other…
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Planning a road-trip this summer? In this week's Health & Wealth update, the best way to see the country might be to run across it.In 2004, John Wallace…
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You have probably heard the statistic: Missouri has the lowest cigarette tax in the nation – just 17 cents a pack, compared to the national average of…
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At the health equity conference in Columbia last week, between the steady stream of PowerPoints and pie charts, I had the chance to talk with some smart…
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Debate continues in the Missouri legislature over the Obama administration's "contraception mandate," which will require health insurance to include…
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According to the latest estimate from the Centers for Disease Control, 1 in 88 children in the United States has autism, almost double the rate ten years…
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Missouri is fertile ground for payday lenders. With some of the loosest regulations in the nation, we are among the states with the most payday lending…
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Health care reform is in the cross-hairs at the U.S. Supreme Court this week. In this Health & Wealth update, as the nine justices hear oral arguments on…
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Sixty-two percent of working-age women have jobs, but they still earn just 74 cents on the dollar, compared to men. But that disparity varies by region;…
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Governor Jay Nixon told reporters yesterday that lawmakers in Jefferson City are trying to balance the state budget on the backs of some of the state's…