by admin | Apr 14, 2004 | News
Critics urge its rejection, but the House votes overwhelmingly to approve a drastic change to how the state handles child abuse cases. The House passes the foster care bill to the Senate on the strength of a 106-41 vote. Missouri’s foster care system has been...
by admin | Apr 11, 2004 | News
Calls have been made for two years to revamp Missouri’s foster care system ever since a two-year-old southwest Missouri foster child died. But, reaching agreement on a solution has been difficult. House Speaker Catherine Hanaway hopes to move her foster care...
by admin | Apr 9, 2004 | Politics / Govt
An updated state audit on the state’s Child Abuse Hotline finds improvements in processing calls but says the system still responds too slowly in some cases. State Auditor Clarie McCaskill’s review follows up a highly critical audit her office issued four...
by admin | Apr 8, 2004 | News
A bill that attempts to address the issues raised after the death of a two-year-old in the care of foster parents has advanced in the House. Speaker Catherine Hanaway of Warson Woods sponsors the measure. She points out it would re-structure how the state handles...
by admin | Mar 15, 2004 | News
Possession of child pornography would become a more serious crime in Missouri, under a bill moving through the House. Representative Mark Bruns of Jefferson City sponsors a bill which would make possession of child porn a felony. It currently is a misdemeanor....
