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The Bottom Line
Melissa Miller

How Missouri measures up

Posted Monday, March 14, 2011, at 12:02 PM
A recent study by the Public Policy Research Center at the University of Missouri-St. Louis compares Missouri to the national average and how it ranks against all 50 states in 58 key areas. A few interesting, but depressing, facts: Missouri's population has fallen from a high of 13th to 18th. It has grown but only slightly since 1970...
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