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Govs. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, and Mike Parson, R-Missouri

Report: Kansas, Missouri economies hinge on homegrown startups, not border war wins

By Tommy Felts / August 29, 2019

Kansas and Missouri must “grow from within” if the neighboring states aim to successfully confront structural challenges that face their economies, said Amy Liu, a contributor at national think tank the Brookings Institution. The “historic handshake” between Govs. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, and Mike Parson, R-Missouri, earlier this month marked the symbolic end to an ongoing…

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