AdvertisementMissouri Voters Approve Medicaid Expansion Despite Resistance From Republican LeadersAugust 05, 2020Alex SmithfacebookEmailNika Cotton recently opened Soulcentricitea in Kansas City, Mo. When public schools shut down in the spring, Cotton had no one to watch her young children who are 8 and 10. So she quit her job in social work — and lost her health insurance — in order to start her own business. (Alex Smith/KCUR)