If you would like to see statistics on poverty in Missouri, Missouri Community Action Network has it broken down very well in this document.
The US poverty rate is 12.8%. Missouri as a whole is sitting at 13%. In my district, Crawford and Dent counties at sitting at 16.3% and 15.1%, respectively. What are our legislators doing to combat these startling statistics? From what I can tell, it's a lot of culture wars and not much else.
- Jen Tracy
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