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Mark Moran

Missouri Public News Service Producer-Editor

Mark Moran is a veteran journalist who began his reporting career in Alaska covering the environment, local government and the Oil Industry. He moved south and opened Iowa Public Radio's State capitol bureau where he covered the state legislature, Iowa's presidential caucuses and statewide issues. Heading over to Arizona, Moran was News Director and then VP of News for the NPR station in Phoenix. There, he helped create the Fronteras Desk, a bi-national reporting network covering issues of immigration, demographics, cultural and social issues and opened bureaus in the U.S. Southwest and Mexico. He likes dogs and horses and spends as much time outdoors as possible.

Honors and Awards: Multiple Edward R. Murrow awards AP awards

Languages Spoken: English Some Spanish

Topic Expertise: Climate Water Immigration Desert topography

Local Expertise: Phoenix area, Sonoran Desert US-Mexico Border

Demographic Expertise: Central and South American Immigrants Homeless

  • By federal law, all states provide Medicaid coverage for pregnancy-related services to pregnant women with incomes up to 133% of the federal poverty level and cover them up to 60 days postpartum, according to KFF. Missouri lawmakers are considering expanding these services to cover a year.
    Health & Science
    Advocates Push for More Post-Partum Funding
    Mark Moran
    Advocates for the state's most vulnerable new mothers are pushing for Missouri lawmakers to extend critical Medicaid benefits from two months to a full year. Supporters say at-risk moms face heightened chances of critical and acute medical issues after giving birth, and say crucial post-partum services are gone far too soon.
  • Librarians in Missouri are pushing back on a proposed rule that would restrict people younger than 18 from checking books out of school or public libraries without a parent’s permission. Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft proposed the rule, which librarians say amounts to censorship.
    News
    Librarians Lament Censorship in MO
    Mark Moran
    Book bans occurred in 138 school districts in 32 states between 2021 and the middle of 2022. These districts represent 5,049 schools with a combined enrollment of nearly 4 million students, according to PEN America.
  • Baseball's Youngsters Weigh In on Drug Use
    Mark Moran
    Youths on a baseball team in suburban Phoenix love baseball so much, they play it all year long. The kids react to the release of the George Mitchell report, which found widespread use of performance-enhancing drugs by Major League Baseball players.
  • Missile Museum Sparks Cold War Memories
    Mark Moran
    Twenty-five years ago, a network of nuclear warheads rested below Arizona, Arkansas and Kansas. None of the Titan II Missiles were ever launched and all but one have been destroyed. A museum in Tucson is dedicated to the lone survivor.
  • Baseball Fans Don't Rush to Embrace Classic
    Mark Moran
    The World Baseball Classic, a tournament involving teams from North America, Latin America and Asia, boasts a lot of Major League all-stars and potentially intriguing rivalries. Whether fans embrace the event remains to be seen.