Governor appoints task force to help foster children transition

Governor Blunt has formed a task force to review how the state can help foster children never placed in a home become independent. Not all foster children get adopted. In fact, of the 9, 373 children in Missouri’s foster care system, about a quarter of them are...

House completes work on record state budget

The House has completed work on a $22.4 billion spending plan for state programs and services. The package now moves to the Senate for its consideration. State representatives began work on the budget upon their return from their combined spring and Easter break. The...