Missouri approves Medicaid expansion; Parson, Galloway win
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Missouri approves Medicaid expansion; Parson, Galloway win

Associated Press  

— Voters on Tuesday made Missouri the 38th state to approve expanding Medicaid health care coverage to thousands more low-income adults. “I believe the economy is going to bounce back strongly but not anytime soon,” said 62-year-old Jim Roberts, an employee in the Clay County Prosecutor’s office in Liberty who voted to expand Medicaid. “Jesus said ‘The poor will be with you always,’ but we still need to address the concerns of those who are less fortunate.” Concerns about the virus appear to have driven a record number of people to cast absentee ballots in Missouri’s largest jurisdiction of St. Louis County, said county election director Eric Fey. Mike Parson, who opposes Medicaid expansion and won the Republican primary for a full term, moved the vote on the proposal up from the Nov. 3 general election to Tuesday’s primary. Galloway’s campaign has said Parson switched the day of the vote on Medicaid because fewer people typically vote in August compared to November, possibly giving opponents a better chance of defeating the measure.

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