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The annual child wellness report Kids Count found child poverty has improved in Kansas and Missouri compared to the years before the pandemic. But both states still have tens of thousands of children without health insurance.

Current law in Missouri requires schools to have a program if 3% of its students are identified as gifted, but it doesn't require screenings.

Department of Social Services Director Jessica Bax detailed a plan that could help child abuse investigators make more money by working in more specialized roles.