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- Missouri Gets An F For Smoking Policies
- Kansas Chief Justice Calls For More Efficiency
- Selling Healthy Eating In The Aisles
Missouri Gets An F For Smoking Policies
A new report by the American Lung Association puts Missouri near the bottom of the list when it comes to state tobacco control policies. The report grades states according to their spending on tobacco prevention and control programs, smoke-free air laws, cigarette taxes, and coverage of programs to help smokers quit. Missouri was one of six states to receive an “F” grade in all four categories. Find out more here.
Kansas Chief Justice Calls For More Efficiency In Court System
Members of the Kansas Supreme Court are recommending ways to make the court system more efficient. The courts recently finished a year-long study looking at ways to improve the legal system. One recommendation says the state should institute an electronic filing system for court documents. Chief Justice Lawton Nuss also asked lawmakers to remove a requirement that each county have a permanent sitting judge. He says some counties don’t have enough court cases to warrant a full time judge.
Selling Healthy Eating In The Aisles
Amid a sea of confusing labels and dubious claims, consumers looking to eat right may get the wrong ideas. HyVee, like many grocery chains, is trying to part that sea and simplify nutrition for consumers who may not want to read the fine print on their food. The grocery chain has introduced NuVal. It’s a scoring system on a scale of 1 to 100. The healthier the food, the higher the score. Harvest Public Media has more on the benefits and pitfalls of these types of systems here.