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Governor signs bill designed to lower suicide rate of Missouri veterans
Gov. Mike Parson signed legislation Thursday to make preventing veteran suicide a top priority for the state agency that aids these residents, the Missouri Veterans Commission. The suicide rate among Missouri’s veterans is nearly double the state rate and …