Rep. Melissa Schmidt, R-Eldridge, speaks on the House floor in February about her foster benefits bill (Tim Bommel/Missouri House Communications). After Aug. 28, Missouri will end the state’s ...

Missouri has been working on updating its computer systems to improve how it administers social safety net programs since ...

In most Missouri counties, children linger in foster care longer than the federal standard, according to data compiled by the state social services agency. Under national standards, at least 35% of ...

As e-bike use surges among kids and teens, parents worry about safety amid stalled federal oversight and a patchwork of state ...

As we’ve noted in this space before, Missouri is a dangerous place to be a kid these days, thanks to far-right political policy agendas that slight health care and education funding and outright ...

After Thursday, Aug. 28, Missouri will end the state’s long-standing practice of seizing foster children’s Social Security benefits to cover the cost of foster care. Gov. Mike Kehoe on Wednesday, July ...

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