by admin | May 10, 2021 | Business, Health / Medicine, Legislature, News
Missouri foster care advocates are praising Friday’s passage of the $35.1 billion state operating budget, saying it provides unprecedented support for the foster families who care for the thousands of children in Missouri foster care. House Budget Committee...
by admin | Apr 17, 2021 | Business, Education, Health / Medicine, History, Legislature, News, Sports Features, Transportation
The proposed state operating budget will be heading to the Missouri Senate Appropriations Committee in Jefferson City next week for daily hearings and for consideration. The state Constitution requires lawmakers to approve a balanced budget by early May. The Missouri...
by admin | Apr 8, 2021 | Education, Health / Medicine, Legislature, News
A coalition that’s dedicated to improving the well-being of Missouri children is praising the Missouri House’s bipartisan approval of a $76 million increase for foster and adoptive children. Kids Win Missouri policy director Craig Stevenson says the House...
by Alisa Nelson | Feb 4, 2021 | Education, Legislature, News
Missouri has been struggling for years to find ways to increase funding for pre-kindergarten learning efforts. The profession also continues to battle serious worker retention problems. State Representative Brenda Shields, R-St. Joseph, is proposing to let counties...
by admin | Jul 13, 2020 | Crime / Courts, Health / Medicine, Legislature, News
Bipartisan legislation that aims to modernize Missouri’s foster care system and provides Medicaid coverage to homeless children was signed into law Monday by the governor in Jefferson City. State Rep. Sheila Solon, R-St. Joseph, who chairs the House Children and...
