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House bill aims to protect money owed to Missouri’s foster kids

House bill aims to protect money owed to Missouri’s foster kids

by Anthony Morabith | Jan 31, 2024 | News, Politics / Govt

Lawmakers are considering a bill from Rep. Hannah Kelly, R-Mountain Grove, that prevents the state from using federal benefits granted to a child. She tells Missourinet that the Missouri Children’s Division would be required to check if a foster child is receiving...

Missouri hopes to lower its foster care rate through rebuilding effort

by Alisa Nelson | Jan 30, 2023 | Health / Medicine, News

Missouri has nearly 13,400 children in foster care – making the state’s foster care rate one of the highest in the country. Only about 5,000 foster homes currently exist to care for these kids, sometimes leading to the separation of siblings. A study by a law...

What we’re watching this week in the Missouri Legislature: PDMP, budget, foster care and human cloning

by admin | Apr 5, 2021 | Business, Education, Health / Medicine, News, Transportation

Legislation that would create a prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) is expected to receive final approval from the Missouri Senate in Jefferson City on Tuesday. Senate Majority Leader Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia) tells Missourinet that the PDMP issue should come...

Missouri House Speaker and children’s advocates praise Wood’s selection as Children’s Division director

by admin | May 22, 2020 | Crime / Courts, Education, Health / Medicine, News

(News director J.T. Gerlt from Missourinet Versailles affiliate KTKS contributed to this story) A veteran Missouri lawmaker who is term-limited has announced that he will be taking over as the new Children’s Division director in mid-June. State Rep. David Wood,...

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