by Mike Lear | Jul 14, 2014 | Crime / Courts, News
The state Supreme Court has issued rulings in two cases that advocates worried could have halted some child abuse investigations and caused names to be taken off the child abuse registry. In two cases, lower courts had ruled in favor of plaintiffs who said the state...
by Mike Lear | Jun 9, 2014 | News
A children’s advocacy group and at least one state lawmaker say the 2014 legislative session has been a positive one for fighting child abuse, but they expect more work in the interim. Awaiting action by Governor Jay Nixon (D) is a bill that would allow more...
by Mike Lear | Apr 28, 2014 | News
Child advocates say there are changes made in the proposed rewrite of Missouri’s criminal code that are good for children. Deputy Director of Missouri Kids First Emily van Schenkhof was involved closely in the development of the legislation. She says one of the...
by Mike Lear | Mar 4, 2014 | Legislature, News
The state House has passed a bill that would extend from 30 days to 30 business days the length of time investigators with the state Children’s Division have to conduct an investigation into child abuse allegations. Supporters, including the bill’s sponsor...
by Mike Lear | Dec 27, 2013 | News, Politics / Govt
The state Supreme Court has heard arguments on two cases that could result in pending child abuse investigations being thrown out, and the removal of names from the state’s child abuse and neglect registry. Two women filed lawsuits saying child welfare workers...
